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Lyonsiellidae (disused)

Bivalvia - Poromyida - Lyonsiellidae

Taxonomy
Lyonsiellidae was named by Dall (1895) [m. kosnik taxon no: 8744]. It is extant.

It was synonymized subjectively with Verticordiidae by Bieler and Mikkelsen (2006).

It was assigned to Poromyacea by Lamprell and Healy (1998); and to Verticordioidea by Bouchet et al. (2010) and Carter et al. (2011).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1895Lyonsiellidae Dall
1998Lyonsiellidae Lamprell and Healy p. 226
2010Lyonsiellidae Bouchet et al.
2011Lyonsiellidae Carter et al. p. 18

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
RankNameAuthor
infraclassHeteroconchia(Gray 1854)
CardiomorphiFerussac 1822
CardioniFerussac 1822
CardiidiaFerussac 1822
PoromyataRidewood 1903
orderPoromyida(Ridewood 1903)
superfamilyVerticordioideaStoliczka 1871
familyLyonsiellidaeDall 1895
familyLyonsiellidaeDall 1895

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.

Fm. Lyonsiellidae Dall 1895
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: facultatively mobilesuperf
Life habit: infaunalsuperf
Diet: carnivoresuperf
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-09-09 13:44:28
Modified: 2009-09-09 15:44:38
Source: superf = superfamily, c = class
References: Sanchez Roig 1926, Aberhan et al. 2004
Collections
No collection or age range data are available