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Lioconcha

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Veneridae

Taxonomy
Lioconcha was named by Mörch (1853) [Sepkoski's age data: T Plio R]. It is extant.

It was reranked as Circe (Lioconcha) by Gabb (1865); it was reranked as Meretrix (Lioconcha) by Abrard (1947).

It was assigned to Circe by Gabb (1865); to Meretrix by Abrard (1947); to Pitarinae by Vokes (1980); to Veneridae by Lamprell and Whitehead (1992); and to Veneroida by Sepkoski (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1853Lioconcha Mörch
1865Circe (Lioconcha) Gabb p. 189
1947Meretrix (Lioconcha) Abrard
1980Lioconcha Vokes p. 171
1992Lioconcha Lamprell and Whitehead p. 142
2002Lioconcha Sepkoski

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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
Veneroidei(Gray 1854)
VeneroiteiGray 1854
superfamilyVeneroidea(Rafinesque 1815)
familyVeneridaeRafinesque 1815
subfamilyCallocardiinae(Dall 1895)
genusLioconchaMörch 1853

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. Lioconcha Mörch 1853
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Subg. Lioconcha (Lioconcha) Mörch 1853
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Invalid names: Meretrix (Lioconcha) picta Lamarck 1818 [synonym]
Lioconcha ornata Dillwyn 1817
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available