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Lysis

Gastropoda - Capulidae

Taxonomy
Lysis was named by Gabb (1864) [Sepkoski's age data: K Sant-l K Maes].

It was assigned to Stomatellidae by White (1889); to Thaididae by Packard (1922); to Neotaenioglossa by Sepkoski (2002); and to Lysinae by Saul and Squires (2008).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1864Lysis Gabb p. 138
1889Lysis White p. 445
1922Lysis Packard p. 431
2002Lysis Sepkoski
2008Lysis Saul and Squires p. 123

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classGastropoda
RankNameAuthor
subclassCaenogastropoda(Cox 1959)
—Sorbeoconcha(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
—Hypsogastropoda(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
superfamilyCapuloideaFleming 1822
familyCapulidaeFleming 1822
subfamilyLysinae
genusLysis

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. †Lysis Gabb 1864
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†Lysis duplicosta Gabb 1864
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Invalid names: Lysis carinifera Whiteaves 1879 [synonym], Lysis oppansus White 1889 [synonym]
†Lysis jalamaca Saul and Squires 2008
†Lysis lomaensis Saul and Squires 2008
†Lysis mickeyi Saul and Squires 2008
†Lysis suciensis Whiteaves 1879
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Invalid names: Lysis californiensis Packard 1922 [synonym]
Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
L. R. Saul and R. L. Squires 2008Turbinate to crepiduliform gastropods with a rapidly expanding whorl diameter having the columella/ inner lip flattened, expanded, and submerged to form a narrow to broad shelf or deck. Shell sculptured by spiral cords or smooth. Nonumbilicate. Aperture with very slight anterior siphonal notch.
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: facultatively mobilef
Attached: yesf
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: suspension feederf
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2009-09-10 07:46:36
Modified: 2009-09-10 09:46:36
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Coniacian to the top of the Bartonian or 89.80000 to 37.71000 Ma

Collections (48 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Coniacian89.8 - 85.7USA (California) L. mickeyi (220404)
Late/Upper Coniacian - Early/Lower Santonian89.8 - 83.6USA (California) L. mickeyi (119459 220355)
Santonian85.7 - 83.6South Africa (Eastern Cape) L. capensis (47109)
Early/Lower Campanian83.6 - 72.2USA (California) L. californiensis (220366) L. duplicosta (3890 69310) L. sp. (238651)
Late/Upper Campanian83.6 - 72.2USA (California) L. californiensis (185168) L. duplicosta (1526 1552) L. sp. (86872) L. suciensis (1541)
Middle Campanian83.6 - 72.2USA (California) L. californiensis (207829 219079 220908 220910 220911 220912 220913 220914 220916 220918 220919 220926) L. duplicosta (72056) L. duplicostata (144777) L. sp. (144764 168007 238653) L. suciensis (185174 193033)
Late/Upper Campanian - Early/Lower Maastrichtian83.6 - 66.0USA (California) L. duplicosta (1529 1533 1542) L. jalamaca (99313) L. lomaensis (240021)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Japan L. izumiensis (4890)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0USA (California) L. californiensis (224893)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0USA (California) L. lomaensis (240022)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0USA (California) L. californiensis (215344) L. sp. (185453 185494 185506 185631 185632 185635)
Bartonian41.03 - 37.71Colombia L. sp. (88278)