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Lyonsia californica

Bivalvia - Pandorida - Lyonsiidae

Taxonomy
Lyonsia californica was named by Conrad (1837). It is extant.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1837Lyonsia californica Conrad p. 248
1903Lyonsia californica Arnold p. 125
2021Lyonsia californica Hendy

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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
speciescalifornicaConrad 1837

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 californica Conrad 1837
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: facultatively mobilef
Life habit: deep infaunalg
Diet: suspension feederf
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-10-09 07:04:06
Modified: 2009-10-09 09:04:06
Source: g = genus, f = family, c = class
References: Todd 2001, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Piacenzian to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 3.60000 to 0.01170 Ma

Collections (8 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.588USA (California) Lyonsia californica (186031)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129USA (California) Lyonsia californica (138723 222663 222664 222665)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (California) Lyonsia californica (222659 222660 222662)