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Lyroschizodus oklahomensis

Bivalvia - Trigoniida - Trigoniidae

Taxonomy
Schizodus oklahomaensis was named by Beede (1907). It is a mold. Its type locality is Whitehorse Spring (Kansas coll), which is in a Capitanian lagoonal/restricted shallow subtidal sandstone in Oklahoma.

It was corrected as Schizodus oklahomensis by Newell (1940); it was recombined as Lyroschizodus oklahomensis by Newell and Boyd (1975).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1907Schizodus oklahomaensis Beede p. 157 figs. Pl 7, fig 6
1940Schizodus oklahomensis Newell p. 291 figs. Pl 1, figs 1-6
1942Schizodus oklahomaensis Clifton p. 691 figs. Pl 101, fig 13-16
1975Lyroschizodus oklahomensis Newell and Boyd p. 150 fig. 93

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
RankNameAuthor
infraclassHeteroconchia(Gray 1854)
UniomorphiGray 1854
UnioniGray 1854
UnionataGray 1854
orderTrigoniida(Dall 1889)
superfamilyTrigonioidea(Lamarck 1819)
familyTrigoniidaeLamarck 1819
genusLyroschizodus
speciesoklahomensis()

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.

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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
valve height89.954.3515.213.64.41

Composition: aragonitef
Environment: marinef
Locomotion: fast-movingf
Life habit: shallow infaunalf
Diet: suspension feederf
Vision: blindf
Created: 2025-05-16 13:05:25
Modified: 2025-05-16 13:05:25
Source: f = family
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Ros-Franch et al. 2014

Age range: base of the Kungurian to the top of the Wuchiapingian or 283.30000 to 254.14000 Ma

Collections (24 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Kungurian283.3 - 274.4USA (Oklahoma) Schizodus oklahomensis (90741 90742 90743 90744 90748)
Kungurian283.3 - 274.4USA (Wyoming) Schizodus oklahomensis (105371)
Kungurian283.3 - 274.4USA (Texas) Schizodus oklahomensis (90740 90745 90746 90749 90750 90751)
Roadian274.4 - 266.9USA (Wyoming) Schizodus oklahomensis (90006)
Capitanian264.28 - 259.51USA (Oklahoma) Schizodus oklahomaensis (136219) Schizodus oklahomensis (116653)
Capitanian264.28 - 259.51USA (Texas) Schizodus oklahomensis (81989 97264 116644 116645 116648 116650)
Capitanian264.28 - 259.51USA (Montana) Schizodus oklahomensis (81427)
Capitanian264.28 - 259.51USA (Wyoming) Schizodus oklahomensis (105275)
Wuchiapingian259.51 - 254.14USA (Wyoming) Schizodus oklahomensis (95417)