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Pecten (Amusium) lyonii

Bivalvia - Pectinida - Pectinidae

Taxonomy
Pleuronectia lyonii was named by Gabb (1873).

It was recombined as Pecten (Amusium) lyonii by Brown and Pilsbry (1911).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
Amusium aguaclarense, Amusium cristatum, Amusium fortisi, Amusium japonicum, Amusium laurenti, Amusium mertoni, Amusium ocalanum, Amusium pleuronectes, Amusium rorii, Amusium solidum, Amusium subcorneum, Amusium zinguli, Amusium precursor, Amusium rexmaris, Amusium solea, Amusium spendulum, Amusium zinguli, Amusium squamulum, Amusium zinguli, Amusium zinguli, Amusium tournoueri, Chlamys vezzanensis, P. acanikos, P. acuteauritus, P. aequiplicatus, P. aequisulcatiis, P. aequivalvis, P. aknerianus, P. albertii, P. amenensis, P. antiguensis, P. antiquatus, P. arachnoideus, P. asellus, P. assiniboiensis, P. basselli, P. beaveri, P. beethami, P. bellula, P. bellus, P. benedictus, P. beudanti, P. biddeleana, P. bielzianus, P. bifidus, P. bipartitus, P. bipartitus, P. burdigalensis, P. burnsii, P. byoritzuensis, P. byramensis, P. cailliaudi, P. cartieri, P. catherina, P. cereadica, P. cererideditus, P. chathamensis, P. chickaria, P. clevei, P. coderensis, P. complanatus, P. concavus, P. convexior, P. costellorum, P. cristatus, P. daudeleus, P. diegensis, P. diffluxus, P. diffuluxus, P. discites, P. dispar, P. dorothea, P. dunkeri, P. dutemplei, P. dutempli, P. dutrugei, P. eboreus, P. eboreus, P. eboreus, P. eboreus, P. eboreus, P. engrammatus, P. erythraeensis, P. estrellanus, P. etchegoini, P. fimbriatus, P. fischeri, P. fisheri, P. fraasi, P. frondosus, P. fucanus, P. fuchsi, P. furcanus, P. fuschi, P. gibbus, P. glyptus, P. grandis, P. grayi, P. grayi, P. groenlandicus, P. harmeri, P. hastalus, P. hastatus, P. hedonia, P. hellii, P. herrmannseni, P. hiemalis, P. hochstetteri, P. howei, P. howei, P. interlineatus, P. inversum, P. jacobaeus, P. jacobaeus, P. jacobeus, P. jcaunensis, P. jeffersonius, P. jugosus, P. juhanus, P. kochi, P. laevicostatus, P. lakemba, P. lamellosus, P. lenzi, P. madisonius, P. madisonus, P. marvilensis, P. marylandica, P. membranacens, P. membranosus, P. microglyptus, P. miguelensis, P. modestus, P. moreanus, P. naganumanus, P. nebrascensis, P. nelsoni, P. nitescens, P. northamptoni, P. nummularis, P. ochlockoneensis, P. oebergi, P. ostierianus, P. palmyrensis, P. paulensis, P. perlanus, P. perplanus, P. perplanus, P. perplanus, P. perplexus, P. pfaffi, P. philippi, P. platessus, P. plus, P. pollux, P. praebenedictus, P. prebenedictus, P. progresoensis, P. proximus, P. quinquenarius, P. quinuenarius, P. radula, P. reghiensis, P. retiferus, P. revolutus, P. rubidus, P. rubidus, P. sanctae-crucis, P. santamaria, P. simpicius, P. simplicus, P. socialis, P. sparsinodosus, P. spitzbergensis, P. stazzanensis, P. stearnsii, P. stearsii, P. subarcuatus, P. subarcuatus, P. subarcutus, P. subarticulatus, P. submalvinae, P. subpunctatus, P. sulcicostata, P. tchibatcheffi, P. textorius, P. texturatus, P. tietzei, P. toulai, P. tournali, P. ussicus, P. vacaensis, P. validus, P. venetianus, P. ventrcosus, P. verbeeki, P. vesseli, P. vexilloides, P. vezzanensis, P. whitfieldi, P. williamsoni, P. zitteli, P. arachnoideus, P. kikaiensis, P. mbalavuensis, P. northamptoni, P. reevei, P. spectabilis, P. subserricosta, P. spinulosa, P. marensis, P. papyraceus, P. sibogai, P. burdigalensis, P. subpleuronectes, P. moodyi, P. cavanus, P. martinsensis, P. ataensis, P. bellhamellatus, P. buchivacoanus, P. digitalinus, P. elegans, P. gloriamarius, P. hastatus, P. historicus, P. inflexus, P. irregularis, P. laetus, P. longolaevis, P. membranosus, P. nausorensis, P. nicholsi, P. raulinia, P. sayanus, P. senatorius, P. tauroperstriatus, P. tauroperstriatus, P. plicus, P. quotidianus, P. vitreus, P. ziczag, P. bosniascki, P. burdigalensis, P. gatunensis, P. serviceus, P. solarium, P. ugolini, P. latissimus, P. hofmanni, P. bifidus, P. soellingensis, P. cristatacostatus, P. condylomaius, P. jeffersonius, P. nicholsi, P. submiguelensis, P. fasciculatus, P. bellulus, P. georgetownensis, P. nodosus, P. pyx, P. caribeus, P. revolutus, P. waluensis, P. waluensis, P. acuticostatus, P. archon, P. burnsi, P. byramensis, P. caribeus, P. catianus, P. fulvicostatus, P. hastatus, P. hemycyclicus, P. jacobaeus, P. leonensis, P. maiquetiensis, P. ochlockoneensis, P. ochlockoneensis, P. porphyreus, P. remulus, P. revolutus, P. santaecruzensis, P. seguenzai, P. subarcuatus, P. evergladensis, P. cmadoritinctus, P. sinensis, P. tricarinatus

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1873Pleuronectia lyonii Gabb p. 347
1911Pecten (Amusium) lyonii Brown and Pilsbry p. 365

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
infraclassPteriomorphia(Beurlen 1944)
OstreomorphiFerussac 1822
RankNameAuthor
OstreioniFerussac 1822
OstreataFerussac 1822
superorderOstreiformiiFerussac 1822
orderPectinida(Gray 1854)
suborderPectinidina(Adams and Adams 1858)
superfamilyPectinoideaRafinesque 1815
PectinoidaeRafinesque 1815
familyPectinidaeWilkes 1810
genusPecten(Röding 1798)
subgenusAmusium
specieslyonii(Gabb 1873)

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
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitef
Composition 2: aragonitef
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: actively mobilesubg
Life habit: epifaunalsubg
Diet: suspension feedersubg
Vision: limitedf
Created: 2009-09-09 08:16:34
Modified: 2009-09-09 10:16:34
Source: subg = subgenus, f = family, o = order
References: Sanchez Roig 1926, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Burdigalian to the top of the Serravallian or 20.45000 to 11.63000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Burdigalian - Serravallian20.45 - 11.63Anguilla Amusium lyonii (179133)