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Lyrodesma

Bivalvia - Lyrodesmatidae

Taxonomy
Lyrodesma was named by Conrad (1841) [Sepkoski's age data: O Aren-u S Ldov-u Sepkoski's reference number: 91]. It is not extant. Its type is Lyrodesma planum.

It was assigned to Modiomorphoida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Lyrodesmatidae by Harrison and Harrison (1975), Vokes (1980) and Bouchet et al. (2010).

Species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1841Lyrodesma Conrad
1975Lyrodesma Harrison and Harrison p. 215
1980Lyrodesma Vokes p. 96
2002Lyrodesma Sepkoski
2010Lyrodesma Bouchet et al.

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

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. †Lyrodesma Conrad 1841
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Lyrodesma huguesensis Foerste 1924
Lyrodesma major Ulrich 1879
Lyrodesma planum Conrad 1841
Lyrodesma postplanum Foerste 1924
Lyrodesma poststriatum Emmons 1842
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Lyrodesma truyolsi GutiƩrrez-Marco and Babin 1999
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available