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Lyrodesma poststriatum

Bivalvia - Lyrodesmatidae

Taxonomy
Nuculites poststriatus was named by Emmons (1842).

It was recombined as Lyrodesma poststriatum by Emmons (1842) and Foerste (1924).

Subspecies
L. elongatum, L. manitoulinense
Sister species lacking formal opinion data
L. acuminatum, L. cannonense, L. inornatum

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1842Lyrodesma poststriatum Emmons
1924Lyrodesma poststriatum Foerste

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
—Eubivalvia
RankNameAuthor
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
infraclassHeteroconchia(Gray 1854)
—UniomorphiGray 1854
—UnioniGray 1854
superfamilyLyrodesmatoideaUlrich 1894
familyLyrodesmatidaeUlrich 1894
genusLyrodesmaConrad 1841
speciespoststriatum(Emmons 1842)

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.

†Lyrodesma poststriatum Emmons 1842
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Entire body: yesg
Adult length: 10 to < 100g
Adult width: 1.0 to < 10g
Adult height: 1.0 to < 10g
Thickness: thing
Folds: noneg
Ribbing: noneg
Spines: noneg
Internal reinforcement: noneg
Locomotion: facultatively mobileg
Life habit: shallow infaunalg
Diet: suspension feederg
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-06-05 11:26:35
Modified: 2009-10-10 16:20:08
Source: g = genus, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Hendy 2009

Age range: base of the Edenian to the top of the Richmondian or 451.00000 to 445.50000 Ma

Collections (10 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Ordovician458.4 - 443.8USA (New York) Lyrodesma poststriatum (347)
Late/Upper Ordovician458.4 - 443.8USA (Maryland) Lyrodesma poststriatum (411)
Edenian451.0 - 450.2Canada (Québec) Lyrodesma poststriatum (164218)
Edenian451.0 - 450.2USA (Pennsylvania and Virginia) Lyrodesma poststriatum (77103)
Maysvillian450.2 - 449.6Canada (Quebec) Lyrodesma poststriatum (155412)
Maysvillian450.2 - 449.6Canada (Ontario) Lyrodesma poststriatum (173021 173152 173248 173249)
Richmondian449.6 - 445.5Canada (Ontario) Lyrodesma poststriatum (173012)