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Liothyris carolinensis

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Tellinidae

Taxonomy
Liothyris carolinensis was named by Conrad (1875) [m. kosnik taxon no: 6989].

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1875Liothyris carolinensis Conrad
1923Liothyris carolinensis Stephenson p. 326

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
—Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
infraclassHeteroconchia(Gray 1854)
—CardiomorphiFerussac 1822
RankNameAuthor
—CardioniFerussac 1822
—CardiidiaFerussac 1822
—CardiataFerussac 1822
superorderCardiiformiiFerussac 1822
orderCardiidaFerussac 1822
suborderCardiidinaFerussac 1822
—CardioideiFerussac 1822
superfamilyTellinoidea(Blainville 1814)
familyTellinidaeBlainville 1814
subfamilyTellininaeBlainville 1814
genusLiothyrisConrad 1873
speciescarolinensisConrad 1875

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.

†Liothyris carolinensis Conrad 1875
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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: Kiessling 2004, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Campanian to the top of the Early/Lower Maastrichtian or 83.60000 to 66.00000 Ma

Collections (27 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Campanian83.6 - 72.2USA (North Carolina) Linearia carolinensis (87677 190555) Liothyris carolinensis (7610)
Late/Upper Campanian83.6 - 72.2USA (Tennessee) Liothyris carolinensis (88357)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0USA (Georgia) Liothyris carolinensis (4269 4277 4278 4282)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0USA (Alabama) Liothyris carolinensis (4241 4242 4262 4263 4271 4272 4273 4276)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0USA (Mississippi) Liothyris carolinensis (4101)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0USA (North Carolina) Liothyris carolinensis (7616)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0USA (Mississippi) Liothyris carolinensis (4123 4124 4127)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0USA (Texas) Liothyris carolinensis (4527 4530)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0USA (North Carolina) Liothyris carolinensis (1311)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0USA (Mississippi) Liothyris carolinensis (1303)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0USA (Tennessee) Liothyris carolinensis (205445)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0USA (Georgia) Liothyris carolinensis (1309)