Bivalvia

Alternative spelling: Lyttonia (Imperia)

Synonyms: Irma de Gregorio 1930, Lyttonia (Irma) de Gregorio 1930

Full reference: A. de Gregorio. 1930. Sul Permiano di Sicilia (fossili del calcare con Fusulina di Palazzo Adriano non descritti dal Prof. G. Gemmellaro conservati nel mio privato gabinetto). Annales de Géologie et de Paléontologie 52:1-70

Parent taxon: Lamellibranchiata according to C. C. Branson 1948

See also de Gregorio 1930

Sister taxa: Acanomyophoria, Acturellina, Afghanodesma, Amosius, Ampezzania, Amphikoilinae, Arhouriellidae, Asiphonidae, Asthenodonta, Aviculomya, Bakewellia, Bathyspinulinae, Bleta, Bodmania, Burriera, Carnidia, Cirravidae, Claughtonia, Conchodus, Cruciella, Cryptodonta, Ctenolima, Delia, Dissonia, Edon, Elliptoidea, Ensia, Eubivalvia, Euburnopecten, Euprotobranchia, Fogiella, Geinitzia, Gibboconcha, Gosselettia, Guebhardia, Hemisterias, Isofilibranchia, Laurskiidae, Libyaconchus, Lux, Manankovia, Megagrypha, Modiolopsis praerupta, Nanogyra (Palaeogyra), Neotaxodonta, Onkogrypha, Ostrea compta, Ostreavicula, Palaeostrea, Paradoxia, Paraviculidae, Paullia, Phyllonia, Pleureterites, Praecardiomya, Praevicula, Productae, Psammoconcha, Pteriomorpha, Ptychoplasma, Rebusum, Reniella, Rostrotortus, Septocardiidae, Solen (Solecurtus) ellipticus, Solen (Solecurtus) planulatus, Sollea, Spirodomidae, Stagnestesta, Taeniodon, Tatella, Telistrophis, Trachidomia, Fusidae, Coelonotidae, Praeanomalodontata, Anomalodesmacea, Teleodesmacea, Aviculidae, Corbidae, Lyra, Eoasmussia, Solenomyidae, Prionodesmacea, Plicatulacea, Phaenomya, Gariidae

Subtaxa: Imperia princeps Lyttonia (Prisca)

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Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: found only at Sosio Limestone near Palazzo Adriano (de Gregorio coll) (Permian of Italy)

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