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Liothyris

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Tellinidae

Taxonomy
Liothyris was named by Conrad (1873) [Sepkoski's age data: K Apti K Maes]. It is not extant.

It was assigned to Tellininae by Vokes (1980); and to Veneroida by Sepkoski (2002).

Species
L. carolinensis
Species lacking formal opinion data
Linearia concentrica, Linearia gorbatschae, Linearia kansasensis, L. gorbatshae, L. navarroana
Entered
by J. Sepkoski on 2003-01-23; modified by M. Kosnik on 2013-04-30

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1873Liothyris Conrad
1980Liothyris Vokes p. 143
2002Liothyris Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
RankNameAuthor
infraclassHeteroconchia(Gray 1854)
—EuheterodontaGiribet and Distel 2003
superorderImparidentiaBieler 2014
orderCardiidaFerussac 1822
superfamilyTellinoidea(Blainville 1814)
familyTellinidaeBlainville 1814
subfamilyTellininaeBlainville 1814
genusLiothyrisConrad 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.

G. †Liothyris Conrad 1873
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†Liothyris carolinensis Conrad 1875
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitef
Locomotion: facultatively mobilef
Life habit: infaunalf
Diet: deposit feederf
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-05-20 09:44:14
Modified: 2009-08-18 20:16:00
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Campanian to the top of the Late/Upper Maastrichtian or 83.60000 to 66.00000 Ma

Collections (51 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Campanian83.6 - 72.2USA (North Carolina) Linearia carolinensis (87677 190555) L. carolinensis (7610)
Late/Upper Campanian83.6 - 72.2USA (Tennessee) L. carolinensis (88357)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0USA (Mississippi) L. carolinensis (4101) L. sp. (4104)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0USA (Alabama) L. carolinensis (4241 4242 4263 4271 4272 4273 4276) L. sp., L. carolinensis (4262)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0USA (Georgia) L. carolinensis (4269 4277 4278 4282) L. sp. (4296 4310 4313 4336 4337 4338 4341)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0USA (Missouri) L. sp. (4385)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0USA (South Carolina) L. sp. (4344)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0USA (North Carolina) L. carolinensis (7616)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0USA (Alabama) L. sp. (4197)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0USA (Mississippi) L. carolinensis (4123 4124 4127)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0USA (Texas) L. sp. (4500)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0USA (Georgia) L. carolinensis (1309)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0USA (Alabama) L. sp. (1307 1308)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0USA (North Carolina) L. carolinensis (1311)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0USA (Missouri) L. sp. (1295)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0USA (Tennessee) L. carolinensis (205445)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Russian Federation L. gorbatshae (1388)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0USA (Mississippi) L. carolinensis (1303) L. sp. (205512)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0USA (Texas) L. carolinensis (4527 4530) L. navarroana (1393) L. sp. (1300 1301 1395 4541 4596 205541)