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Lyonsia

Bivalvia - Pandorida - Lyonsiidae

Taxonomy
Lyonsia was named by Turton (1822) [Sepkoski's age data: T Than R Sepkoski's reference number: 914]. It is extant.

It was assigned to Pholadomyoida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Lyonsiidae by Deshayes (1857), Eames (1951), Wienrich (1999) and Bouchet et al. (2010).

Synonyms
  • Pandorina was named by Scacchi (1833). It is extant.

    It was synonymized subjectively with Lyonsia by Vokes (1980).
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1822Lyonsia Turton
1833Pandorina Scacchi p. 156
1857Lyonsia Deshayes
1951Lyonsia Eames p. 449
1999Lyonsia Wienrich p. 258
2002Lyonsia Sepkoski
2010Lyonsia Bouchet et al.

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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
orderPandoridaStewart 1930
superfamilyPandoroidea(Rafinesque 1815)
familyLyonsiidaeFischer 1887
genusLyonsiaTurton 1822

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. Lyonsia Turton 1822
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Lyonsia arenosa Möller 1842
Lyonsia californica Conrad 1837
Lyonsia heberti Deshayes 1857
Lyonsia hyalina Conrad 1831
Lyonsia pakistanica Eames 1951
Lyonsia subaequilateralis Lundgren 1895
Lyonsia venturaensis Clark and Woodford 1927
Invalid names: Pandorina Scacchi 1833 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available