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Lyonsia subaequilateralis

Bivalvia - Pandorida - Lyonsiidae

Taxonomy
Lyonsia subaequilateralis was named by Lundgren (1895). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Cape Stewart (black limestone), which is in a Pliensbachian carbonate limestone in the Cape Stewart Beds Formation of Greenland.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
L. norvegica, L. norwegica

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1895Lyonsia subaequilateralis Lundgren p. 210 figs. Pl. 5, Fig. 29a-c

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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
speciessubaequilateralis

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.

†Lyonsia subaequilateralis Lundgren 1895
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Diagnosis
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