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Leptesthes Meek, 1871 †
1496465 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1496465)
accepted
Genus
Cyrena (Corbicula) fracta Meek, 1871 † accepted as Leptesthes fracta (Meek, 1871) † (type by original designation)
Corbicula (Leptesthes) Meek, 1871 † · unaccepted
- Species Leptesthes angulatus C. M. Kolesnikov, 1980 †
- Species Leptesthes asiaticus Z.-W. Gu & J.-S. Yu, 1976 †
- Species Leptesthes augheyi (C. A. White, 1882) †
- Species Leptesthes berthoudi (C. A. White, 1882) †
- Species Leptesthes elongatus (Rammelmeyer, 1940) †
- Species Leptesthes estheriaeformis Martinson, 1957 †
- Species Leptesthes fracta (Meek, 1871) †
- Species Leptesthes chingshanense Grabau, 1923 † accepted as Nakamuranaia chingshanensis (Grabau, 1923) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Leptesthes coreanica T. Kobayashi & K. Suzuki, 1936 † accepted as Sphaerium coreanicum (T. Kobayashi & K. Suzuki, 1936) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Leptesthes hypehensis [sic] † accepted as Corbicula hupehensis (Grabau, 1923) † (unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling)
- Species Leptesthes menguinensis [sic] † accepted as Mengyinaia mengyinensis (Grabau, 1923) † (unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling)
- Species Leptesthes quadratus Martinson, 1957 † accepted as Arguniella quadrata (Martinson, 1957) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Leptesthes staffinensis (Forbes, 1851) † accepted as Quenstedtia staffinensis (Forbes, 1851) †
- Species Leptesthes subtruncatus (J. De C. Sowerby, 1836) † accepted as Unio subtruncatus J. De C. Sowerby, 1836 † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Leptesthes unionides (Dunker, 1843) † accepted as Cyrena unionides Dunker, 1843 †
fossil only
Meek, F. B. (1871). Preliminary paleontological report consisting of lists of fossils, with descriptions of some new types, etc. <em>United States Geological and Geographical Survey of the Territories, annual report.</em> 4: 287-318., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30326788
page(s): 316 [details]
page(s): 316 [details]
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Meek, F. B. (1871). Preliminary paleontological report consisting of lists of fossils, with descriptions of some new types, etc. <em>United States Geological and Geographical Survey of the Territories, annual report.</em> 4: 287-318., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30326788
page(s): 316 [details]
basis of record Nevesskaja, L. A.; Popov, S. V.; Goncharova, I. A.; Guzhov, A. V.; Yanin, B. T.; Polubotko, I. V.; Biakov, A. S.; Gavrilova, V. A. (2013). Phanerozoic Bivalvia of Russia and surrounding countries [Двустворчатые моллюски России и сопредельных стран в фанерозое]. <em>Trudy Paleontologicheskogo Instituta Rossiyskoy Akademii Nauk / Transactions of the Paleontological Institute.</em> 294: 1-524.
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page(s): 316 [details]
basis of record Nevesskaja, L. A.; Popov, S. V.; Goncharova, I. A.; Guzhov, A. V.; Yanin, B. T.; Polubotko, I. V.; Biakov, A. S.; Gavrilova, V. A. (2013). Phanerozoic Bivalvia of Russia and surrounding countries [Двустворчатые моллюски России и сопредельных стран в фанерозое]. <em>Trudy Paleontologicheskogo Instituta Rossiyskoy Akademii Nauk / Transactions of the Paleontological Institute.</em> 294: 1-524.
page(s): 381 [details] Available for editors
[request]