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Lyria mississippiensis

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Volutidae

Taxonomy
Lyria mississippiensis was named by Conrad (1843) [not the orginal genus; year is a guess].

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1843Lyria mississippiensis Conrad

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classGastropoda
subclassCaenogastropoda(Cox 1959)
—Sorbeoconcha(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
RankNameAuthor
—Hypsogastropoda(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
superorderLatrogastropodaRiedel 2000
orderNeogastropodaThiele 1929
superfamilyMuricoideade Costa 1776
familyVolutidaeRafinesque 1815
subfamilyVolutinaeRafinesque 1815
tribeLyriini(Pilsbry and Olsson 1954)
genusLyriaGray 1847
speciesmississippiensisConrad 1843

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

†Lyria mississippiensis Conrad 1843
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: actively mobilef
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: carnivoref
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2009-09-10 08:23:59
Modified: 2009-09-10 10:23:59
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Rupelian or 33.90000 to 28.10000 Ma

Collections (8 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Rupelian33.9 - 28.1USA (Alabama) Lyria mississippiensis (205613)
Rupelian33.9 - 28.1USA (Florida) Lyria mississippiensis (60968)
Rupelian33.9 - 28.1USA (Mississippi) Lyria mississippiensis (5943 5999 6002 6005 7111 177590)