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Lioplax

Gastropoda - Viviparidae

Taxonomy
Lioplax was named by Troschel (1857). It is extant. It is the type genus of Lioplacinae.

It was assigned to Lioplacinae by Gill (1863), Bouchet et al. (2005).

Species lacking formal opinion data
L. suculosa

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1857Lioplax Troschel
1863Lioplax Gill p. 100
2005Lioplax Bouchet et al. p. 100

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
subclassCaenogastropoda(Cox 1959)
—Architaenioglossa(Haller 1890)
superfamilyViviparoideaGray 1847
familyViviparidaeGray 1847
subfamilyLioplacinaeGill 1863
genusLioplaxTroschel 1857

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. Lioplax Troschel 1857
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitef
Environment: freshwaterf
Locomotion: actively mobilef
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: omnivoref
Vision: limitedc
Reproduction: viviparousf
Created: 2009-07-20 01:50:54
Modified: 2009-07-20 03:50:54
Source: f = family, c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Valanginian to the top of the Rancholabrean or 137.05000 to 0.01400 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Valanginian - Barremian137.05 - 121.4Svalbard and Jan Mayen L. polaris (212043)
Rancholabrean0.21 - 0.014USA (Michigan) L. suculosa (70130)