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Leconychia doylei ✝

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Source Data

Source	ID	Link
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)	4951314	https://www.gbif.org/species/4951314
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)	106639	https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=106639

Rank

species

Taxonomy (GBIF)

Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Myalinida : Ambonychiidae : Leconychia : Leconychia doylei

Taxonomy (PBDB)

Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Myalinida : Ambonychiidae : Leconychia : Leconychia doylei

Taxonomic Status (GBIF)

accepted

Classification
(PBDB,GBIF)

Rank	Name	Author
-	Eukaryota
-	Opisthokonta	Cavalier-Smith 1987
kingdom	Animalia
-	Bilateria
-	Eubilateria	Ax 1987
-	Protostomia	Grobben 1908
-	Spiralia
superphylum	Lophotrochozoa
phylum	Mollusca	Linnaeus 1758
class	Bivalvia	Linnaeus 1758
-	Eubivalvia	Carter 2011
subclass	Autobranchia
infraclass	Pteriomorphia
-	Ostreomorphi	Ferussac 1822
-	Ostreioni	Ferussac 1822
-	Myalinata	Paul 1939
order	Myalinida	Paul 1939
superfamily	Ambonychioidea
family	Ambonychiidae	Miller 1877
genus	Leconychia	Pojeta and Gilbert-Tomlinson 1977
species	Leconychia doylei	Pojeta & Gilbert-Tomlinson 1977

Generic Name

Leconychia

Scientific Name

Leconychia doylei Pojeta & Gilbert-Tomlinson, 1977

Opinions (PBDB)

Name	Rank	Opinion	Evidence	Author
Leconychia doylei	species	belongs to Leconychia	stated with evidence	Pojeta and Gilbert-Tomlinson, 1977

Status (PBDB)

extinct

Taxon Size (PBDB)

First Recorded Appearance

467 - 458 Ma
Middle Ordovician

Last Recorded Appearance

467 - 458 Ma
Middle Ordovician

Motility

stationary, attached (based on Ambonychiidae)

Vision

blind (based on Bivalvia)

Diet

suspension feeder (based on Ambonychiidae)

Taphonomy

aragonite (based on Bivalvia)

Primary Reference (PBDB)

J. Pojeta and J. Gilbert-Tomlinson. 1977. Australian Ordovician pelecypod molluscs. Bureau of Mineral Resources, Geology and Geophysics, Bulletin 174:1-64

Fossil Distribution

Synonymy List

Year	Name and Author
1977	Leconychia doylei Pojeta and Gilbert-Tomlinson p. 23 figs. pl. 18 f. 1-3

References

Pojeta J., Gilbert-Tomlinson J. (1977) Australian Ordovician pelecypod molluscs, Bureau of Mineral Resources, Geology and Geophysics, Bulletin 174, 1-64

Data courtesy of: PBDB: The Paleobiology Database, Creative Commons CC-BY licenced. , GBIF: the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, various licences, iDigBio, various licences, and EOL: The Encyclopedia of Life (Open Data Public Domain). Because fossils are made of minerals too!

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