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WoRMS taxon details

Leucosphaera J. D. Taylor & Glover, 2005

AphiaID

456450 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:456450)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Genus

Type taxon

Lucina salamensis Jaeckel & Thiele, 1931 accepted as Leucosphaera salamensis (Jaeckel & Thiele, 1931)

Parent

Leucosphaerinae J. D. Taylor & Glover, 2011

Original name

Leucosphaera J. D. Taylor & Glover, 2005

Direct children (4)

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Species Leucosphaera diaphana Glover & J. D. Taylor, 2007
Species Leucosphaera oyamai (Habe, 1962)
Species Leucosphaera philippinensis Glover & J. D. Taylor, 2016
Species Leucosphaera salamensis (Jaeckel & Thiele, 1931)

Environment

marine

Original description

Taylor, J. D. & Glover, E. A. (2005). Cryptic diversity of chemosymbiotic bivalves: a systematic revision of worldwide Anodontia (Mollusca : Bivalvia : Lucinidae). Systematics and Biodiversity. 3(3): 281-338. [details] Available for editors

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Taxonomic citation

MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Leucosphaera J. D. Taylor & Glover, 2005. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=456450 on 2025-04-26

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2010-02-11 14:10:23Z

created

Tran, Bastien

2010-03-06 05:53:03Z

changed

Taylor, John

2010-08-10 10:14:45Z

changed

Tran, Bastien

2012-11-03 15:04:13Z

changed

Gofas, Serge

2015-01-23 20:03:29Z

changed

Marshall, Bruce

2021-02-10 16:11:44Z

changed

Bouchet, Philippe

Licensing

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Nomenclature

original description Taylor, J. D. & Glover, E. A. (2005). Cryptic diversity of chemosymbiotic bivalves: a systematic revision of worldwide Anodontia (Mollusca : Bivalvia : Lucinidae). Systematics and Biodiversity. 3(3): 281-338. [details] Available for editors

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