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Lyonia

Strophomenata - Productida - Monticuliferidae

Taxonomy
Lyonia was named by Archbold (1983) [Sepkoski's age data: P Sakm Sepkoski's reference number: 963]. It is the type genus of Lyoniini.

It was assigned to Grandaurispininae by Williams et al. (2000); to Strophomenida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Lyoniini by Williams et al. (2007).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1983Lyonia Archbold p. 244
2000Lyonia Williams et al. p. 533
2002Lyonia Sepkoski
2007Lyonia Williams et al. p. 2656

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
Lophophorata
PanbrachiopodaCarlson and Cohen 2020
phylumBrachiopodaCuvier 1805
RankNameAuthor
subphylumRhynchonelliformeaWilliams et al. 1996
classStrophomenataWilliams et al 1996
orderProductidaSarycheva and Sokolskaya 1959
suborderProductidina
superfamilyLinoproductoidea
familyMonticuliferidaeMuir-Wood and Cooper 1960
subfamilyAuriculispininae
tribeLyoniiniWaterhouse 2001
genusLyonia

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. †Lyonia Archbold 1983
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Lyonia lyoni Prendergast 1943
Lyonia rochacamposi Taboada et al. 2016
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
shell height112.0----
valve height214.112.516.014.22.47

Composition: low Mg calcitep
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: stationarysubo
Attached: yesp
Life habit: low-level epifaunalsubo
Diet: suspension feedersubo
Vision: blindc
Created: 2018-11-10 17:08:41
Modified: 2018-11-10 17:08:41
Source: subo = suborder, c = class, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Nesnidal et al. 2013, Williams et al. 2000, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Gzhelian to the top of the Sakmarian or 303.70000 to 290.10000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Gzhelian303.7 - 298.9China (Guangxi) Cancrinella lyoni (134310)
Asselian298.9 - 295.5Pakistan L. sp. (50590)
Sakmarian293.52 - 290.1Brazil L. rochacamposi (139502)
Sakmarian293.52 - 290.1Australia (Western Australia) L. lyoni (85892)