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Lirophora

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Source Data

Source	ID	Link
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)	2287645	https://www.gbif.org/species/2287645
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)	17824	https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=17824

Rank

genus

Taxonomy (GBIF)

Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Venerida : Veneridae : Lirophora

Taxonomy (PBDB)

Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Veneroidei : Veneridae : Lirophora

Taxonomic Status (GBIF)

accepted

Classification
(PBDB,GBIF)

Rank	Name	Author
-	Eukaryota
-	Opisthokonta	Cavalier-Smith 1987
kingdom	Animalia
-	Bilateria
-	Eubilateria	Ax 1987
-	Protostomia	Grobben 1908
-	Spiralia
superphylum	Lophotrochozoa
phylum	Mollusca	Linnaeus 1758
class	Bivalvia	Linnaeus 1758
-	Eubivalvia	Carter 2011
subclass	Autobranchia
infraclass	Heteroconchia
-	Cardiomorphi	Ferussac 1822
-	Cardioni	Ferussac 1822
-	Cardiidia	Ferussac 1822
-	Cardiata	Ferussac 1822
superorder	Cardiiformii	Ferussac 1822
order	Cardiida	Ferussac 1822
suborder	Cardiidina	Ferussac 1822
-	Veneroidei
-	Veneroitei	Gray 1854
superfamily	Veneroidea
family	Veneridae	Rafinesque 1815
subfamily	Venerinae	Rafinesque 1815
genus	Lirophora	Conrad 1863

Scientific Name

Lirophora Conrad, 1863

Name Published In

Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philad., 1862, 575

Opinions (PBDB)

Name	Rank	Opinion	Evidence	Author
Lirophora	subgenus	belongs to Chione	stated without evidence	Mansfield, 1940
Lirophora	genus	belongs to Chioninae	stated with evidence	Woodring, 1982
Lirophora	genus	belongs to Chioninae	stated without evidence	Ward, 1992
Lirophora	genus	belongs to Veneridae	stated without evidence	Todd, 2001
Lirophora	genus	belongs to Veneroida	second hand	Sepkoski, 2002
Lirophora	genus	belongs to Chioninae	stated with evidence	Coan and Valentich-Scott, 2012

Status (PBDB)

extant

Taxon Size (PBDB)

Extant Size (PBDB)

4 (13%)

First Recorded Appearance

38.0 - 33.9 Ma
Paleogene

Motility

facultatively mobile

Vision

blind (based on Bivalvia)

Diet

suspension feeder

Ecospace Comments

LIFE HISTORY: IS, MA, UN, SU according to Todd (2001).

Taphonomy

aragonite (based on Veneridae)

Primary Reference (PBDB)

J. J. Sepkoski, Jr. 2002. A compendium of fossil marine animal genera. Bulletins of American Paleontology 363:1-560

Fossil Distribution

Subtaxa

Name	Status	Common Name(s)	Fossil Occurrences	Oldest	Youngest
Lirophora (Lirophora) subgenus	listed (PBDB)		178	38.0 Ma Eocene	0 Ma Extant
Lirophora (Panchione) ✝ subgenus	listed (PBDB)		107	23.0 Ma Miocene	3.60 Ma Pliocene
Chione (Lirophora) agraria ✝ species	listed (PBDB)		7	23.0 Ma Miocene	23.0 Ma Miocene
Chione (Lirophora) hendersonii ✝ species	listed (PBDB)		2	23.0 Ma Miocene	3.60 Ma Pliocene
Chione (Lirophora) latilaminosa ✝ species	listed (PBDB)		4	28.1 Ma Oligocene	16.0 Ma Miocene
Chione agraria species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Chione carlottae species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Chione cartagenensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Chione ceramota species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Chione chiriquiensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Chione dalli ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		2	11.6 Ma Miocene	7.25 Ma Miocene
Chione falconensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Chione grzybowski species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Chione hendersonii species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Chione hotelensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Chione parkeria species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Chione perduensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Chione trimeris species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Chione ulocyma species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Chione usiacurina species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Chione victoria species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Lirophora discrepans species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Lirophora holocyma ✝ species	listed (PBDB)		1	11.6 Ma Miocene	11.6 Ma Miocene
Lirophora hotelensis ✝ species	listed (PBDB)
Lirophora kellettii species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Lirophora latilirata species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Lirophora mariae species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		11	5.33 Ma Miocene	0 Ma Extant
Lirophora obliterata species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Lirophora paphia species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Lirophora parkeria ✝ species	listed (PBDB)		4	16.0 Ma Miocene	16.0 Ma Miocene
Lirophora peruviana species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Lirophora riomaturensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Lirophora varicosa species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Lirophora vredenburgi species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		6	11.6 Ma Miocene	7.25 Ma Miocene
Venus alveata species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB

Synonymy List

Year	Name and Author
1863	Lirophora Conrad
1940	Chione (Lirophora) Mansfield p. 199
1941	Chione (Lirophora) Pilsbry and Olsson p. 9
1982	Lirophora Woodring p. 703
1992	Lirophora Perrilliat p. 18
1992	Lirophora Ward p. 104
2001	Lirophora Todd
2002	Lirophora Sepkoski, Jr.
2012	Lirophora Coan and Valentich-Scott p. 780

References

Sepkoski, Jr. J. J. (2002) A compendium of fossil marine animal genera, Bulletins of American Paleontology 363, 1-560

Mansfield W. C. (1940) Mollusks of the Chickasawhay Marl, Journal of Paleontology 14 3, 171-226

Pilsbry H. A., Olsson A.A. (1941) A Pliocene fauna from Western Ecuador, Proceedings of the Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 93, 1-79

Woodring W. P. (1982) Geology and paleontology of canal zone and adjoing parts of Panama: Description of Tertiary mollusks (Pelecypods: Propeamussiidae to Cuspidariidae)., United States Geological Survey Professional Paper 306 F

Perrilliat M. C. (1992) Bivalvos y gasterópodos de la formacion Ferrotepec (Mioceno Medio) de Michoacan, Paleontologia Mexicana 60, 1-48

Ward L. W. (1992) Molluscan biostratigraphy of the Miocene Middle Atlantic Coastal Plain of North America, Virginia Museum of Natural History 2

Todd J. A. (2001) Systematic list of bivalves in the Panama Paleontology Project collections, [http://eusmilia.geology.uiowa.edu/database/bivalves/systemat/bivaltax.htm#list]

Coan E. V., Valentich-Scott P. (2012) Bivalve Seashells of Tropical West America. Marine Bivalve Mollusks from Baja California to Northern Peru, Santa Barbara museum of Natural history monographs 6, 1-1258

Coan, E. V.; Valentich-Scott, P. (2012). Bivalve seashells of tropical West America. Marine bivalve mollusks from Baja California to northern Peru. 2 vols, 1258 pp. - via World Register of Marine Species

Turgeon, D. D., J. F. Quinn, Jr., A. E. Bogan, E. V. Coan, F. G. Hochberg, W. G. Lyons, et al., 1998: Common and scientific names of aquatic invertebrates from the United States and Canada: Mollusks, 2nd ed.. American Fisheries Society Special Publication 26. 526. - via Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS)

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