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Leptodesma J. Hall, 1883 †
1558314 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1558314)
accepted
Genus
Leptodesma potens J. Hall, 1883 † (type by subsequent designation)
Dozierella Newell, 1940 † · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Leiopteria J. Hall, 1883 † · unaccepted > superseded rank
Leptodesma (Leiopteria) J. Hall, 1883 † · alternative representation
Leptodesma (Leptodesma) J. Hall, 1883 † · alternative representation
Leptodesma (Springeria) Elias, 1957 † · unaccepted > unavailable name (no type species designated)
Liopteria [sic] † · unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling
Pteria (Leiopteria) J. Hall, 1883 † · unaccepted
Pteria (Leptodesma) J. Hall, 1883 † · unaccepted > superseded rank
Pteronites (Leptodesma) J. Hall, 1883 † · unaccepted > superseded rank
- Species Leptodesma accranus Rode, 2004 †
- Species Leptodesma acutilaris (Pohl, 1929) †
- Species Leptodesma anatinum Whidborne, 1896 †
- Species Leptodesma auriculata (J. M. Clarke & Swartz, 1913) †
- Species Leptodesma ausablensis (G. M. Ehlers & E. P. Wright, 1959) †
- Species Leptodesma bigsbyi (J. Hall, 1883) †
- Species Leptodesma buhaheensis Y.-J. Lu, 1986 †
- Species Leptodesma carboniferum Girty, 1915 †
- Species Leptodesma carens (Barrande, 1881) †
- Species Leptodesma carinifera Caster, 1930 †
- Species Leptodesma cornelli (Caster, 1930) †
- Species Leptodesma cultellatum Whidborne, 1896 †
- Species Leptodesma dekayi (J. Hall, 1883) †
- Species Leptodesma deprati (Mansuy, 1912) †
- Species Leptodesma eberti (Frech, 1891) †
- Species Leptodesma elongatum J. M. Clarke & Swartz, 1913 †
- Species Leptodesma eolus Kindle, 1909 †
- Species Leptodesma furcistria La Rocque, 1950 †
- Species Leptodesma gabbi (J. Hall, 1884) †
- Species Leptodesma gouldii (Beede, 1902) †
- Species Leptodesma guangxiensis Pojeta, R.-J. Zhang & Z.-Y. Yang, 1986 †
- Species Leptodesma halli (Herrick, 1888) †
- Species Leptodesma hobarksarense Z.-R. Yang, 1981 †
- Species Leptodesma kalpinense Z.-R. Yang, 1981 †
- Species Leptodesma laevis (J. Hall, 1843) †
- Species Leptodesma langei Muniz, 1979 †
- Species Leptodesma leai (J. Hall, 1884) †
- Species Leptodesma leiopteroides G. B. Simpson, 1890 †
- Species Leptodesma linguiformis (J. Hall, 1884) †
- Species Leptodesma matheri Elias, 1957 †
- Species Leptodesma mentor J. Hall, 1884 †
- Species Leptodesma moriensis Z.-R. Yang, 1983 †
- Species Leptodesma naviforme J. Hall, 1883 †
- Species Leptodesma nitida (J. Hall, 1883) †
- Species Leptodesma occidentale Girty, 1927 †
- Species Leptodesma orientalis Z.-R. Yang, 1981 †
- Species Leptodesma ortoni (Herrick, 1888) †
- Species Leptodesma oweni (J. Hall, 1883) †
- Species Leptodesma potens J. Hall, 1883 †
- Species Leptodesma qujingensis F.-X. Guo, 1985 †
- Species Leptodesma robustum Girty, 1915 † (accepted > unreplaced junior homonym, junior homonym of Leptodesma robustum J. Hall, 1883)
- Species Leptodesma ruedemanni Caster, 1930 †
- Species Leptodesma sanduensis H.-F. Yin & X.-M. Gan, 1978 †
- Species Leptodesma scutella Herrick, 1888 †
- Species Leptodesma shubenacadiensis (J. W. Dawson, 1868) †
- Species Leptodesma spergenense (Whitfield, 1882) †
- Species Leptodesma spinigerum (Conrad, 1842) †
- Species Leptodesma torreyi (J. Hall, 1884) †
- Species Leptodesma troosti (J. Hall, 1884) †
- Species Leptodesma venusta R.-J. Zhang, 1977 †
- Species Leptodesma zhuzhouensis R.-J. Zhang, 1977 †
- Species Leptodesma acutirostrum J. Hall, 1884 † (uncertain > unassessed)
- Species Leptodesma arciforme J. Hall, 1884 † (uncertain > unassessed)
- Species Leptodesma aviforme J. Hall, 1884 † (uncertain > unassessed)
- Species Leptodesma citimum Whidborne, 1896 † (uncertain > unassessed)
- Species Leptodesma parallelum G. B. Simpson, 1889 † (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
- Species Leptodesma patulum J. Hall, 1884 † (uncertain > unassessed)
- Species Leptodesma phaon J. Hall, 1884 † (uncertain > unassessed)
- Species Leptodesma propinquum J. Hall, 1884 † (uncertain > unassessed)
- Species Leptodesma pteriformis Sadykov, 1962 † (uncertain > unassessed)
- Species Leptodesma transversa Walcott, 1884 † (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
- Subgenus Leptodesma (Springeria) Elias, 1957 † accepted as Leptodesma (Leptodesma) J. Hall, 1883 † represented as Leptodesma J. Hall, 1883 † (unaccepted > unavailable name, no type species designated)
- Species Leptodesma (Springeria) stenzeli Elias, 1957 † (uncertain > unassessed)
- Species Leptodesma (Springeria) matheri Elias, 1957 † accepted as Leptodesma (Leptodesma) matheri Elias, 1957 † represented as Leptodesma matheri Elias, 1957 †
- Species Leptodesma agassizi J. Hall, 1884 † accepted as Leptodesma spinigerum (Conrad, 1842) † (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Leptodesma becki J. Hall, 1883 † accepted as Leptodesma spinigerum (Conrad, 1842) † (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Leptodesma creon J. Hall, 1884 † accepted as Leptodesma spinigerum (Conrad, 1842) † (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Leptodesma demus J. Hall, 1884 † accepted as Leptodesma spinigerum (Conrad, 1842) † (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Leptodesma extenuatum J. Hall, 1883 † accepted as Wuxuanites extenuatum (J. Hall, 1883) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Leptodesma flaccidum J. Hall, 1884 † accepted as Leptodesma spinigerum (Conrad, 1842) † (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Leptodesma lesleyi J. Hall, 1884 † accepted as Leptodesma spinigerum (Conrad, 1842) † (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym, tentative junior subjective synonym)
- Species Leptodesma loxias J. Hall, 1884 † accepted as Leptodesma spinigerum (Conrad, 1842) † (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Leptodesma medon J. Hall, 1884 † accepted as Leptodesma spinigerum (Conrad, 1842) † (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Leptodesma quadratum J. Hall, 1884 † accepted as Leptodesma spinigerum (Conrad, 1842) † (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym, tentative junior subjective synonym)
- Species Leptodesma robustum J. Hall, 1883 † accepted as Leptodesma spinigerum (Conrad, 1842) † (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Leptodesma rogersi J. Hall, 1883 † accepted as Leptodesma spinigerum (Conrad, 1842) † (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Leptodesma shumardi J. Hall, 1884 † accepted as Leptodesma spinigerum (Conrad, 1842) † (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Subgenus Leptodesma (Leiopteria) J. Hall, 1883 † represented as Leptodesma J. Hall, 1883 †
- Species Leptodesma (Leiopteria) toliensis Z.-R. Yang, 1983 † (accepted > unreplaced junior homonym, homonym of the simultaneously established Leptodesma (Leptodesma) toliensis Z.-R. Yang, 1983; action of first reviser required)
- Species Leptodesma (Leiopteria) accranus Rode, 2004 † represented as Leptodesma accranus Rode, 2004 †
- Species Leptodesma (Leiopteria) acutilaris (Pohl, 1929) † represented as Leptodesma acutilaris (Pohl, 1929) †
- Species Leptodesma (Leiopteria) auriculata (J. M. Clarke & Swartz, 1913) † represented as Leptodesma auriculata (J. M. Clarke & Swartz, 1913) †
- Species Leptodesma (Leiopteria) ausablensis (G. M. Ehlers & E. P. Wright, 1959) † represented as Leptodesma ausablensis (G. M. Ehlers & E. P. Wright, 1959) †
- Species Leptodesma (Leiopteria) bigsbyi (J. Hall, 1883) † represented as Leptodesma bigsbyi (J. Hall, 1883) †
- Species Leptodesma (Leiopteria) buhaheensis Y.-J. Lu, 1986 † represented as Leptodesma buhaheensis Y.-J. Lu, 1986 †
- Species Leptodesma (Leiopteria) cornelli (Caster, 1930) † represented as Leptodesma cornelli (Caster, 1930) †
- Species Leptodesma (Leiopteria) dekayi (J. Hall, 1883) † represented as Leptodesma dekayi (J. Hall, 1883) †
- Species Leptodesma (Leiopteria) gabbi (J. Hall, 1884) † represented as Leptodesma gabbi (J. Hall, 1884) †
- Species Leptodesma (Leiopteria) laevis (J. Hall, 1843) † represented as Leptodesma laevis (J. Hall, 1843) †
- Species Leptodesma (Leiopteria) leai (J. Hall, 1884) † represented as Leptodesma leai (J. Hall, 1884) †
- Species Leptodesma (Leiopteria) linguiformis (J. Hall, 1884) † represented as Leptodesma linguiformis (J. Hall, 1884) †
- Species Leptodesma (Leiopteria) nitida (J. Hall, 1883) † represented as Leptodesma nitida (J. Hall, 1883) †
- Species Leptodesma (Leiopteria) oweni (J. Hall, 1883) † represented as Leptodesma oweni (J. Hall, 1883) †
- Species Leptodesma (Leiopteria) torreyi (J. Hall, 1884) † represented as Leptodesma torreyi (J. Hall, 1884) †
- Species Leptodesma (Leiopteria) troosti (J. Hall, 1884) † represented as Leptodesma troosti (J. Hall, 1884) †
- Subgenus Leptodesma (Leptodesma) J. Hall, 1883 † represented as Leptodesma J. Hall, 1883 †
- Species Leptodesma (Leptodesma) toliensis Z.-R. Yang, 1983 † (accepted > unreplaced junior homonym, homonym of the simultaneously established Leptodesma (Leiopteria) toliensis Z.-R. Yang, 1983; action of first reviser required)
- Species Leptodesma (Leptodesma) jinshuiensis Z.-F. Liang, 1980 † (uncertain > unassessed)
- Species Leptodesma (Leptodesma) lujuantunensis Z.-F. Liang, 1980 † (uncertain > unassessed)
- Species Leptodesma (Leptodesma) panshiensis Z.-F. Liang, 1980 † (uncertain > unassessed)
- Species Leptodesma (Leptodesma) anatina Whidborne, 1896 † accepted as Leptodesma anatinum Whidborne, 1896 † (unaccepted > incorrect grammatical agreement of specific epithet)
- Species Leptodesma (Leptodesma) cultellata Whidborne, 1896 † accepted as Leptodesma cultellatum Whidborne, 1896 †
- Species Leptodesma (Leptodesma) falcata Boyd & Newell, 2001 † accepted as Willipteria falcata (Boyd & Newell, 2001) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Leptodesma (Leptodesma) spinerigum [sic] † accepted as Leptodesma spinigerum (Conrad, 1842) † (unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling)
- Species Leptodesma (Leptodesma) deprati (Mansuy, 1912) † represented as Leptodesma deprati (Mansuy, 1912) †
- Species Leptodesma (Leptodesma) eberti (Frech, 1891) † represented as Leptodesma eberti (Frech, 1891) †
- Species Leptodesma (Leptodesma) guangxiensis Pojeta, R.-J. Zhang & Z.-Y. Yang, 1986 † represented as Leptodesma guangxiensis Pojeta, R.-J. Zhang & Z.-Y. Yang, 1986 †
- Species Leptodesma (Leptodesma) hobarksarense Z.-R. Yang, 1981 † represented as Leptodesma hobarksarense Z.-R. Yang, 1981 †
- Species Leptodesma (Leptodesma) kalpinense Z.-R. Yang, 1981 † represented as Leptodesma kalpinense Z.-R. Yang, 1981 †
- Species Leptodesma (Leptodesma) langei Muniz, 1979 † represented as Leptodesma langei Muniz, 1979 †
- Species Leptodesma (Leptodesma) matheri Elias, 1957 † represented as Leptodesma matheri Elias, 1957 †
- Species Leptodesma (Leptodesma) orientalis Z.-R. Yang, 1981 † represented as Leptodesma orientalis Z.-R. Yang, 1981 †
- Species Leptodesma (Leptodesma) qujingensis F.-X. Guo, 1985 † represented as Leptodesma qujingensis F.-X. Guo, 1985 †
- Species Leptodesma (Leptodesma) venusta R.-J. Zhang, 1977 † represented as Leptodesma venusta R.-J. Zhang, 1977 †
- Species Leptodesma (Leptodesma) zhuzhouensis R.-J. Zhang, 1977 † represented as Leptodesma zhuzhouensis R.-J. Zhang, 1977 †
marine, fresh, terrestrial
fossil only
neuter
Hall, J. (1883-1884). Lamellibranchiata I. Plates and Explanations, containing descriptions and figures of the Monomyaria of the upper Helderberg, Hamilton and Chemung groups. <em>Natural History of New York, Paleontology.</em> 5(1): i-xviii + 1-268, 79 pls. New York Geological Survey, Albany., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/54942549
page(s): pl. xxi, xxii; note: text p. xiii, 175 [1884] [details]
page(s): pl. xxi, xxii; note: text p. xiii, 175 [1884] [details]
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original description
Hall, J. (1883-1884). Lamellibranchiata I. Plates and Explanations, containing descriptions and figures of the Monomyaria of the upper Helderberg, Hamilton and Chemung groups. <em>Natural History of New York, Paleontology.</em> 5(1): i-xviii + 1-268, 79 pls. New York Geological Survey, Albany., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/54942549
page(s): pl. xxi, xxii; note: text p. xiii, 175 [1884] [details]
original description (of Leiopteria J. Hall, 1883 †) Hall, J. (1883-1884). Lamellibranchiata I. Plates and Explanations, containing descriptions and figures of the Monomyaria of the upper Helderberg, Hamilton and Chemung groups. <em>Natural History of New York, Paleontology.</em> 5(1): i-xviii + 1-268, 79 pls. New York Geological Survey, Albany., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/54942549
page(s): pl. xix, xx; note: text p. xiii, 164 [1884] [details]
original description (of Dozierella Newell, 1940 †) Newell, N. D. (1940). Invertebrate fauna of the Late Permian Whitehorse sandstone. <em>Bulletin of the Geological Society of America.</em> 51(2): 261-336., available online at https://doi.org/10.1130/GSAB-51-261
page(s): 282 [details] Available for editors
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original description (of Leptodesma (Springeria) Elias, 1957 †) Elias, M. K. (1957). Late Mississippian Fauna from the Redoak Hollow Formation of Southern Oklahoma. Part 3. Pelecypoda. <em>Journal of Paleontology.</em> 31(4): 737-784, pls. 89-97.
page(s): 761 [details] Available for editors [request]
basis of record Gan, X.-M.; Yin, H.-F. (1978). Lamellibranchiata Blainville, 1824. In: Guizhou Working Group of Stratigraphy and Paleontology (Ed.) Paleontological Atlas of Southwest China. Guizhou Volume 1, Cambrian - Devonian. Geological Publishing House, Beijing, pp. 337-351. [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source Rode, A. L. (2004). Phylogenetic revision of <i>Leptodesma (Leiopteria)</i> (Devonian: Bivalvia). <em>Postilla.</em> 229: 1-26. [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source Yancey, T. E. (2025). Description of <i>Willipteria</i>, a new genus of late Paleozoic pterioid bivalves, and redescription of <i>Leptodesma</i> Hall. <em>Journal of Paleontology.</em> 99(1): 116-127., available online at https://doi.org/10.1017/jpa.2024.73 [details] Available for editors [request]
page(s): pl. xxi, xxii; note: text p. xiii, 175 [1884] [details]
original description (of Leiopteria J. Hall, 1883 †) Hall, J. (1883-1884). Lamellibranchiata I. Plates and Explanations, containing descriptions and figures of the Monomyaria of the upper Helderberg, Hamilton and Chemung groups. <em>Natural History of New York, Paleontology.</em> 5(1): i-xviii + 1-268, 79 pls. New York Geological Survey, Albany., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/54942549
page(s): pl. xix, xx; note: text p. xiii, 164 [1884] [details]
original description (of Dozierella Newell, 1940 †) Newell, N. D. (1940). Invertebrate fauna of the Late Permian Whitehorse sandstone. <em>Bulletin of the Geological Society of America.</em> 51(2): 261-336., available online at https://doi.org/10.1130/GSAB-51-261
page(s): 282 [details] Available for editors
[request]original description (of Leptodesma (Springeria) Elias, 1957 †) Elias, M. K. (1957). Late Mississippian Fauna from the Redoak Hollow Formation of Southern Oklahoma. Part 3. Pelecypoda. <em>Journal of Paleontology.</em> 31(4): 737-784, pls. 89-97.
page(s): 761 [details] Available for editors
[request]basis of record Gan, X.-M.; Yin, H.-F. (1978). Lamellibranchiata Blainville, 1824. In: Guizhou Working Group of Stratigraphy and Paleontology (Ed.) Paleontological Atlas of Southwest China. Guizhou Volume 1, Cambrian - Devonian. Geological Publishing House, Beijing, pp. 337-351. [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source Rode, A. L. (2004). Phylogenetic revision of <i>Leptodesma (Leiopteria)</i> (Devonian: Bivalvia). <em>Postilla.</em> 229: 1-26. [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source Yancey, T. E. (2025). Description of <i>Willipteria</i>, a new genus of late Paleozoic pterioid bivalves, and redescription of <i>Leptodesma</i> Hall. <em>Journal of Paleontology.</em> 99(1): 116-127., available online at https://doi.org/10.1017/jpa.2024.73 [details] Available for editors
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Grammatical gender The gender of the Ancient Greek suffix "-desma" can be neuter or feminine (Nicolson 1994, Taxon 43). Hall explicitly used it as neuter. [details]
