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Lysis suciensis

Gastropoda - Capulidae

Taxonomy
Stomatia suciensis was named by Whiteaves (1879).

It was recombined as Lysis suciensis by Waring (1917) and Saul and Squires (2008).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1879Stomatia suciensis Whiteaves p. 62
1917Lysis suciensis Waring p. 62
1922Lysis californiensis Packard p. 431 figs. Plate 37, :figures 2 and 3
1958Lysis californiensis Anderson p. 169
2008Lysis suciensis Saul and Squires p. 129 figs. Figures 40-50

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classGastropoda
RankNameAuthor
subclassCaenogastropoda(Cox 1959)
Sorbeoconcha(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
Hypsogastropoda(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
superfamilyCapuloideaFleming 1822
familyCapulidaeFleming 1822
subfamilyLysinae
genusLysis
speciessuciensis(Whiteaves 1879)

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.

Lysis suciensis Whiteaves 1879
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Invalid names: Lysis californiensis Packard 1922 [synonym]
Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
E. L. Packard 1922 (Lysis californiensis)Shell with three whorls, each succeeding one increasing rapidly in size; body whorl very tumid, slightly flattened on the upper part, and becoming more so on the broadly expanded lip; spire low, whorls tumid, nearly evenly rounded above and below; suture impressed; aperture large, oval; shell imperforate; surface apparently without ornamentation, but somewhat roughened by irregular lines of growth. The cast of one specimen shows spiral lines suggestive of a spiral sculpture. Height of type, 27 mm.
L. R. Saul and R. L. Squires 2008Medium to large Lysis, shell elongate with fine, usually wavy cordlets, sculpture obsolete on large specimens.