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Lioconcha (Lioconcha)

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Veneridae

Taxonomy
Lioconcha (Lioconcha) was named by Mörch (1853). It is extant.

It was assigned to Lioconcha by Mörch (1853) and Hendy (2007).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1853Lioconcha (Lioconcha) Mörch
2007Lioconcha (Lioconcha) Hendy

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
infraclassHeteroconchia(Gray 1854)
CardiomorphiFerussac 1822
CardioniFerussac 1822
RankNameAuthor
CardiidiaFerussac 1822
CardiataFerussac 1822
superorderCardiiformiiFerussac 1822
orderCardiidaFerussac 1822
suborderCardiidinaFerussac 1822
Veneroidei(Gray 1854)
VeneroiteiGray 1854
superfamilyVeneroidea(Rafinesque 1815)
familyVeneridaeRafinesque 1815
subfamilyCallocardiinae(Dall 1895)
genusLioconchaMörch 1853
subgenusLioconchaMörch 1853

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.

Subg. Lioconcha (Lioconcha) Mörch 1853
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Invalid names: Meretrix (Lioconcha) picta Lamarck 1818 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitef
Locomotion: facultatively mobilef
Life habit: infaunalf
Diet: suspension feederf
Vision: blindc
Created: 2007-10-08 06:38:03
Modified: 2009-08-18 20:15:30
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Pliocene to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 5.33300 to 0.01170 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 2.588 Ma

Collections (8 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588Vanuatu Meretrix picta (77904)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781Marshall Islands Lioconcha picta (43338)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117Pakistan Lioconcha picta (55402)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Djibouti Meretrix picta (96785 96787 96792 96793)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Marshall Islands Lioconcha picta (43336)