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Lysinae
Taxonomy
Lysinae was named by Saul and Squires (2008).
It was assigned to Trichotropidae by Saul and Squires (2008); and to Capulidae by Bouchet et al. (2017).
It was assigned to Trichotropidae by Saul and Squires (2008); and to Capulidae by Bouchet et al. (2017).
Subtaxa
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 2008 | Lysinae Saul and Squires pp. 122 - 123 |
| 2017 | Lysinae Bouchet et al. p. 343 |
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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.
Subfm. †Lysinae Saul and Squires 2008
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G. †Garzasia Saul and Squires 2008
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†Garzasia diabla Saul and Squires 2008
†Garzasia intermedia Cooper 1894
G. †Lysis Gabb 1864
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†Lysis carinifera Whiteaves 1879
†Lysis jalamaca Saul and Squires 2008
†Lysis lomaensis Saul and Squires 2008
†Lysis mickeyi Saul and Squires 2008
G. †Spirogalerus Finlay and Marwick 1937
Diagnosis
| Reference | Diagnosis | |
|---|---|---|
| L. R. Saul and R. L. Squires 2008 | Small to moderately large (15 to 80 mm in height), low turbiniform to almost haliotiform, barely siphonate shells with spiral ribbing. Final whorl somewhat to greatly enlarged; spire very short; aperture large, nearly circular to elongate oval; columella and inner lip flattened, expanded, and depressed to form a shelf within the aperture; some with shelf that spirals into an “umbilicus.” |