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Eliva lyra

Rhynchonellata - Spiriferida - Spiriferidae

Taxonomy
Spirifer lyra was named by Kutorga (1844).

It was recombined as Eliva lyra by Kalashnikov (1998), Waterhouse (2004), Chen (2004).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1844Spirifer lyra Kutorga
1902Spirifer lyra Tschernyschew p. 150 figs. Pl 6, figs 6,7; pl 7, fig 7; pl 8, figs 4,5
1906Spirifer lyra Keidel p. 378 figs. Pl 13, fig 3
1913Spirifer lyra Mansuy p. 62 figs. Pl 5, fig 10
1916Spirifer lyra Tschernyschew and Stepanow p. 48
1998Eliva lyra Kalashnikov p. 54 figs. Pl 12, figs 4-6
2004Eliva lyra Chen p. 36 figs. Pl 6, figs 26-36
2004Eliva lyra Waterhouse

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
Lophophorata
PanbrachiopodaCarlson and Cohen 2020
phylumBrachiopodaCuvier 1805
RankNameAuthor
subphylumRhynchonelliformeaWilliams et al. 1996
classRhynchonellataWilliams et al. 1996
orderSpiriferida
suborderSpiriferidina
superfamilySpiriferoidea()
familySpiriferidae
subfamilyPurdonellinaePoletaev 1986
genusElivaFrederiks 1924
specieslyra(Kutorga 1844)

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.

Eliva lyra Kutorga 1844
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
shell height310.810.511.510.50.572

Composition: low Mg calcitep
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yesp
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Created: 2004-02-28 14:12:52
Modified: 2004-02-28 16:12:52
Source: o = order, c = class, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Nesnidal et al. 2013

Age range: base of the Asselian to the top of the Artinskian or 298.90000 to 283.30000 Ma

Collections (8 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Asselian298.9 - 293.52Russian Federation Eliva lyra (86031 86032)
Asselian - Sakmarian298.9 - 290.1Laos Spirifer lyra (233571)
Asselian - Sakmarian298.9 - 290.1China (Xinjiang) Spirifer lyra (119867)
Sakmarian293.52 - 290.1Russian Federation Eliva lyra (86028)
Sakmarian293.52 - 290.1China (Guangxi) Eliva lyra (134321)
Sakmarian293.52 - 290.1China (Xinjiang) Eliva lyra (35514)
Artinskian290.1 - 283.3Canada (Nunavut) Spirifer lyra (119291)