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Liopistha

Bivalvia - Poromyida - Poromyidae

Taxonomy
Liopistha was named by Meek (1864) [Sepkoski's age data: K Turo K Maes-u Sepkoski's reference number: 790]. It is not extant.

It was assigned to Conchifera by White (1874); to Poromyidae by Vokes (1980); and to Pholadomyoida by Sepkoski (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1864Liopistha Meek
1874Leiopistha White p. 26
1980Liopistha Vokes p. 211
2002Liopistha Sepkoski

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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)
superfamilyPoromyoidea(Dall 1886)
familyPoromyidaeDall 1886
genusLiopisthaMeek 1864

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. †Liopistha Meek 1864
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Leiopistha meekii White 1874
Subg. †Liopistha (Psilomya) Meek 1876
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Psilomya peterpondi McLearn 1933
Liopistha anaana Anderson 1902
Liopistha glabra Warren 1934
Liopistha ligeriensis d'Orbigny 1845
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Invalid names: Homomya profunda White 1887 [synonym], Pholadomya molli Coquand 1862 [synonym]
Liopistha protexta Conrad 1853
Liopistha sergipensis White 1887
Liopistha servesensis Choffat 1901
Liopistha sulcata von Koenen 1898
Liopistha superba Stoliczka 1871
Liopistha ventricosa von Koenen 1897
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available