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Lysis

Gastropoda - Capulidae

Taxonomy
Lysis was named by Gabb (1864) [Sepkoski's age data: K Sant-l K Maes].

It was assigned to Stomatellidae by White (1889); to Thaididae by Packard (1922); to Neotaenioglossa by Sepkoski (2002); and to Lysinae by Saul and Squires (2008).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1864Lysis Gabb p. 138
1889Lysis White p. 445
1922Lysis Packard p. 431
2002Lysis Sepkoski
2008Lysis Saul and Squires p. 123

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classGastropoda
RankNameAuthor
subclassCaenogastropoda(Cox 1959)
Sorbeoconcha(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
Hypsogastropoda(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
superfamilyCapuloideaFleming 1822
familyCapulidaeFleming 1822
subfamilyLysinae
genusLysis

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. †Lysis Gabb 1864
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Lysis carinifera Whiteaves 1879
Lysis duplicosta Gabb 1864
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Invalid names: Lysis oppansus White 1889 [synonym]
Lysis jalamaca Saul and Squires 2008
Lysis lomaensis Saul and Squires 2008
Lysis mickeyi Saul and Squires 2008
Lysis suciensis Whiteaves 1879
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Invalid names: Lysis californiensis Packard 1922 [synonym]
Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
L. R. Saul and R. L. Squires 2008Turbinate to crepiduliform gastropods with a rapidly expanding whorl diameter having the columella/ inner lip flattened, expanded, and submerged to form a narrow to broad shelf or deck. Shell sculptured by spiral cords or smooth. Nonumbilicate. Aperture with very slight anterior siphonal notch.