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Lyonsia venturaensis

Bivalvia - Pandorida - Lyonsiidae

Taxonomy
Lyonsia venturaensis was named by Clark and Woodford (1927). Its type locality is UCMP 3152, Deer Valley, which is in a Ypresian coastal sandstone in the Meganos Formation of California.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
L. norvegica, L. norwegica

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1927Lyonsia venturaensis Clark and Woodford p. 90 figs. 14: 12-14

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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
orderPandoridaStewart 1930
superfamilyPandoroidea(Rafinesque 1815)
familyLyonsiidaeFischer 1887
genusLyonsiaTurton 1822
speciesventuraensis

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.

†Lyonsia venturaensis Clark and Woodford 1927
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: facultatively mobilef
Life habit: deep infaunalg
Diet: suspension feederf
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-10-09 07:04:06
Modified: 2009-10-09 09:04:06
Source: g = genus, f = family, c = class
References: Todd 2001, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: Ypresian or 56.00000 to 47.80000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8USA (California) Lyonsia venturaensis (36862 type locality: 52422 52425)