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Liopistha

Bivalvia - Poromyida - Poromyidae

Taxonomy
Liopistha was named by Meek (1864) [Sepkoski's age data: K Turo K Maes-u Sepkoski's reference number: 790]. It is not extant.

It was assigned to Conchifera by White (1874); to Poromyidae by Vokes (1980); and to Pholadomyoida by Sepkoski (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1864Liopistha Meek
1874Leiopistha White p. 26
1980Liopistha Vokes p. 211
2002Liopistha Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
RankNameAuthor
infraclassHeteroconchia(Gray 1854)
CardiomorphiFerussac 1822
CardioniFerussac 1822
CardiidiaFerussac 1822
PoromyataRidewood 1903
orderPoromyida(Ridewood 1903)
superfamilyPoromyoidea(Dall 1886)
familyPoromyidaeDall 1886
genusLiopisthaMeek 1864

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.

G. †Liopistha Meek 1864
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Leiopistha meekii White 1874
Subg. †Liopistha (Psilomya) Meek 1876
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Psilomya peterpondi McLearn 1933
Liopistha anaana Anderson 1902
Liopistha glabra Warren 1934
Liopistha ligeriensis d'Orbigny 1845
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Invalid names: Homomya profunda White 1887 [synonym], Pholadomya molli Coquand 1862 [synonym]
Liopistha protexta Conrad 1853
Liopistha sergipensis White 1887
Liopistha servesensis Choffat 1901
Liopistha sulcata von Koenen 1898
Liopistha superba Stoliczka 1871
Liopistha ventricosa von Koenen 1897
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: facultatively mobilef
Life habit: infaunalf
Diet: carnivoref
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-07-04 09:13:50
Modified: 2009-08-17 22:19:44
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Todd 2001

Age range: base of the Albian to the top of the Early/Lower Maastrichtian or 113.00000 to 66.00000 Ma

Collections (271 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Aptian - Albian125.0 - 100.5China (Xizang) L. sp. (61399)
Late/Upper Aptian122.46 - 112.03Colombia Liopista gigantea (221846)
Albian113.0 - 100.5Peru L. gigantia (88673)
Albian113.0 - 100.5Peru (Cajamarca) L. gigantea (56988 56989 56990) L. sp. (56911)
Albian113.0 - 100.5Canada (Alberta) Psilomya peterpondi (87418)
Early/Lower Albian112.03 - 109.0Gabon L. sp. 1 (209483 209484) L. sp. 2 (209486)
Early/Lower Albian112.03 - 109.0Peru (Cajamarca) L. gigantea (88169)
Early/Lower Albian112.03 - 109.0Peru L. sp. (88152)
Middle Albian109.0 - 105.3Brazil (Sergipe) Homomya profunda (87861) L. sergipensis (87862)
Middle Albian109.0 - 105.3Canada (Alberta) Psilomya peterpondi (87457)
Middle Albian - Early/Lower Cenomanian109.0 - 93.5Venezuela (Trujillo) L. cornueliana (64456)
Late/Upper Albian105.3 - 99.6Spain Psilomya gigantea (66129)
Late/Upper Albian105.3 - 99.6Egypt L. albiana (98327)
Late/Upper Albian105.3 - 99.6United Kingdom (England) L. gigantea (6280 51673)
Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9USA (Arizona) L. meeki (3096) L. sp. (3080 3081 3086)
Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Canada (British Columbia) L. allani (87450)
Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9USA (Texas) L. sp. (4652) Psilomya concentrica (4638 6593 6604 6646) Psilomya levis (4654 6498)
Early/Lower Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5Brazil L. alta (140837)
Late/Upper Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5USA (New Mexico) Psilomya concentrica (44284)
Late/Upper Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5USA (Arizona) L. sp. (3084) Psilomya concentrica (53507) Psilomya elongata (55565) Psilomya meeki (53925 54154)
Late/Upper Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5Peru Psilomya sp. (61995)
Late/Upper Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5USA (Utah) L. meeki (3327) L. sp. (3323 3328) Psilomya concentrica, Psilomya elongata (44164)
Middle Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5Peru Psilomya sp. (61917 61992 61993)
Late/Upper Cenomanian - Early/Lower Turonian99.6 - 89.3Nigeria L. ligeriensis (83019)
Turonian93.9 - 89.8USA (California) L. anaana (194022 220375 220934 220935 220936) L. hardingensis (221082)
Turonian - Coniacian93.9 - 86.3Canada (British Columbia) L. allani (87448)
Turonian - Coniacian93.9 - 86.3Peru L. molli (88672)
Early/Lower Turonian93.5 - 89.3Nigeria L. sp. (82787)
Early/Lower Turonian93.5 - 89.3Cameroon L. sulcata (209695) L. ventricosa (209657 209694)
Early/Lower Turonian93.5 - 89.3Brazil Psilomya ligeriensis (140888)
Early/Lower Turonian93.5 - 89.3USSR L. aequivalvis (3801)
Early/Lower Turonian93.5 - 89.3USA (Arizona) Psilomya sp. (55889)
Early/Lower Turonian - Middle Turonian93.5 - 89.3Brazil L. alta, Psilomya ligeriensis (140889)
Late/Upper Turonian93.5 - 89.3Brazil (Sergipe) Psilomya ligeriensis (143722 143725 143732 143734 143735 143737 143739 143741 143742 143744)
Late/Upper Turonian93.5 - 89.3USA (California) L. anaana (194023 220937)
Late/Upper Turonian93.5 - 89.3Nigeria L. ventricosa (83015)
Middle Turonian93.5 - 89.3Canada (British Columbia) L. allani (87444)
Middle Turonian93.5 - 89.3USA (Arizona) Psilomya concentrica (53504 53511)
Middle Turonian93.5 - 89.3USA (New Mexico) Psilomya concentrica (88810 88811)
Middle Turonian93.5 - 89.3USSR L. aequivalvis (3807 3808)
Late/Upper Turonian - Middle Campanian93.5 - 70.6USA (California) Homomya hardingensis (207814)
Coniacian89.8 - 86.3Gabon L. hourcqi (3819)
Coniacian89.8 - 86.3Congo-Kinshasa L. hourcqi (3822)
Coniacian89.8 - 86.3Cameroon L. superba (209669) L. ventricosa (209647)
Coniacian - Santonian89.8 - 83.6Nigeria L. servesensis (83018)
Early/Lower Coniacian89.3 - 85.8Brazil L. supermensa (140901)
Santonian86.3 - 83.6USA (Alabama) L. sp. (5163)
Campanian83.6 - 72.1Congo-Brazzaville L. hourcqui (191894)
Early/Lower Campanian83.5 - 70.6Canada (Alberta) L. montanensis (82673 82676 82677 82679) L. undata (87439 87452 89214 89215 89217 89218)
Early/Lower Campanian83.5 - 70.6USA (Delaware) L. alternata (6133) L. protexta (6122 6123 6129 6135 6136 6139 6158)
Early/Lower Campanian83.5 - 70.6Egypt L. aequivalvis (114807)
Early/Lower Campanian83.5 - 70.6USA (New Jersey) L. protexta (88610)
Early/Lower Campanian - Middle Campanian83.5 - 70.6USA (Texas) L. alternata (3611)
Late/Upper Campanian83.5 - 70.6USA (Delaware) L. protexta (6171 6172 6175 6176)
Late/Upper Campanian83.5 - 70.6USA (Tennessee) L. inflata, L. protexta (88357)
Late/Upper Campanian83.5 - 70.6USA (Texas) L. formosa, L. protexta (7472 7481 7482 7500) L. protexta (7503 7507 7510 7552)
Late/Upper Campanian83.5 - 70.6Canada (Alberta) L. montanensis (82638 82639 82641)
Middle Campanian83.5 - 70.6Canada (Alberta) L. montanensis (82686)
Middle Campanian83.5 - 70.6USA (Texas) L. alternata (3632)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0USA (Texas) L. formosa (1296 7564) L. formosa, L. protexta (1393) L. protexta (1298 1299 1392 7480 7493 7495 7524 7550) L. sp. (205541)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0USA (Tennessee) L. inflata (205445)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0USA (South Carolina) L. protexta (1310)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0USA (Georgia) L. protexta (1309)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0Germany L. aequivalvis (1390)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0USA (New Jersey) L. protexta (1313 4380 26818)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0USA (Mississippi) L. protexta (1303 1304 1305 1391 205512)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0USA (Maryland) L. protexta (1312)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0India L. lucerna (1351)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0Denmark Psilomya sp. (35039)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0USA (Missouri) L. protexta (1295)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0USA (Alabama) L. protexta (1306 1307 1308 83239)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0Russian Federation L. aequivalvis (1388)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0Netherlands L. aequivalvis (1326)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0Poland L. aequivalvis, L. sp. (1321)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0Egypt L. alternata (1363)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0Nigeria L. hourcqui (1329)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0Bulgaria L. aequivalvis (1332)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0Egypt (Nile Valley) L. aequivalves (3589)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0USA (Mississippi) L. protexta (4099 4100 4101 4102 4105 4118)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0USA (Maryland) L. prolexta (125950)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0USA (Georgia) L. protexta (4269 4281)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0USA (Alabama) L. protexta (4238 4240 4247 4248 4250 4252 4253 4254 4255 4256 4259 4260 4261 4264 4270 4276 4285 4330)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0Poland Liophista sp. (27818) L. aequivalvis (27819 28080) L. sp. (27822 28078 28082 28083)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0USA (Missouri) L. protexta (4382 4383 4385 4386)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0USA (Alabama) L. protexta (4178 4180 4182 4183 4184 4193 4197 4198 4199 4201 4202 4203 4205 4206 4217 4219 4228 4229 4230 4231 4236 4237 83237 83238) L. sp. (4216 4220 83225)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0USA (Maryland) L. protexta (4365 4367 4368 4369 4370 4371 4372 4373 4374)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0USA (South Carolina) L. protexta (4354 4355) L. sp. (4346)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0USA (Texas) L. protexta (4394 4454 4491 4502 4517 7446) L. sp. (5557)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0USA (Mississippi) L. protexta (4124 4125 4127 4136 4137 4142 4147 4148 4151 4156 4157 4160 4164 4167 212621)