RAS taxon details
Ledella A. E. Verrill & K. J. Bush, 1897
182795 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:182795)
accepted
Genus
- Species Ledella ecaudata (Pelseneer, 1903)
- Species Ledella ultima (E. A. Smith, 1885)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent + fossil
Verrill A.E. & Bush K.J. (1897). Revision of the genera of Ledidae and Nuculidae of the Atlantic coast of the United States. <em>American Journal of Science.</em> ser. 4, 3: 51-63., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40360653
page(s): 54, 62 [details]
page(s): 54, 62 [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Ledella A. E. Verrill & K. J. Bush, 1897. Accessed through: RAS (Eds.) (2025) Register of Antarctic Species at: https://ras.biodiversity.aq/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=182795 on 2026-10-07
RAS (Eds.) (2026). Register of Antarctic Species. Ledella A. E. Verrill & K. J. Bush, 1897. Accessed at: https://ras.biodiversity.aq/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=182795 on 2026-10-07
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2006-09-13 06:47:38Z
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Martinez, Olga
original description
Verrill A.E. & Bush K.J. (1897). Revision of the genera of Ledidae and Nuculidae of the Atlantic coast of the United States. <em>American Journal of Science.</em> ser. 4, 3: 51-63., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40360653
page(s): 54, 62 [details]
additional source Allen, J. A.; Hannah, F. J. (1989). Studies on deep-sea Protobranchia (Bivalvia). The subfamily Ledellinae (Nuculanidae). <em>Bulletin of the British Museum, Natural History (Zoology.</em> 55(2): 123-171., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40541165 [details]
redescription Coan, E. V.; Valentich-Scott, P. (2012). Bivalve seashells of tropical West America. Marine bivalve mollusks from Baja California to northern Peru. 2 vols, 1258 pp. [details]
subsequent type designation ICZN. (1985). Opinion 1306. <i>Ledella bushae</i> Warén, 1978 is the type species of <i>Ledella</i> Verrill & Bush, 1897 (Mollusca, Bivalvia). <em>Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature.</em> 42 (2):146-147., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12229049 [details]
page(s): 54, 62 [details]
additional source Allen, J. A.; Hannah, F. J. (1989). Studies on deep-sea Protobranchia (Bivalvia). The subfamily Ledellinae (Nuculanidae). <em>Bulletin of the British Museum, Natural History (Zoology.</em> 55(2): 123-171., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40541165 [details]
redescription Coan, E. V.; Valentich-Scott, P. (2012). Bivalve seashells of tropical West America. Marine bivalve mollusks from Baja California to northern Peru. 2 vols, 1258 pp. [details]
subsequent type designation ICZN. (1985). Opinion 1306. <i>Ledella bushae</i> Warén, 1978 is the type species of <i>Ledella</i> Verrill & Bush, 1897 (Mollusca, Bivalvia). <em>Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature.</em> 42 (2):146-147., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12229049 [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Unreviewed
Image from typetaxon
