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Lyrodesmatidae ✝

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Megalomoidea sp.

Woodville, Sandusky County, Ohio, USA

Megalomoidea sp.

Woodville, Sandusky County, Ohio, USA

Megalomoidea sp.

Woodville, Sandusky County, Ohio, USA

Source Data

Source	ID	Link
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)	3247853	https://www.gbif.org/species/3247853
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)	60997	https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=60997

Rank

family

Taxonomy (GBIF)

Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Hippuritida : Lyrodesmatidae

Taxonomy (PBDB)

Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Lyrodesmatidae

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
-	Uniomorphi	Gray 1854
-	Unioni	Gray 1854
superfamily	Lyrodesmatoidea	Ulrich 1894
family	Lyrodesmatidae	Ulrich 1894

Scientific Name

Lyrodesmatidae

Name Published In

Fischer P. (1880-1887). Manuel de Conchyliologie et de Paléontologie Conchyliologique. Paris, Savy pp. XXIV + 1369 + pl. 23. Fasc. 1: pp. 1-112 [21. 9. 1880]. Fasc. 2: pp. 113-192 [16. 3. 1881]. Fasc. 3: pp. 193-304 [28. 7. 1881]. Fasc. 4: pp. 305-416 [5. 5. 1882]. Fasc. 5: pp. 417-512 [21. 2. 1883]. Fasc. 6: pp. 513-608 [20. 12. 1883]. Fasc. 7: pp. 609-688 [30. 6. 1884]. Fasc. 8: pp. 689-784 [29. 1. 1885]. Fasc. 9: pp. 785-896 [31. 8. 1885]. Fasc. 10: pp. 897-1008 [30. 4. 1886]. Fasc. 11: pp. 1009-1369 [15. 6. 1887]

Opinions (PBDB)

Name	Rank	Opinion	Evidence	Author
Lyrodesmatidae	family	belongs to Lamellibranchiata	stated without evidence	Heidecker, 1959
Lyrodesmatidae	family	belongs to Trigoniacea	stated with evidence	Newell, 1965
Lyrodesmatidae	family	belongs to Lyrodesmatacea	stated without evidence	Harrison and Harrison, 1975
Lyrodesmatidae	family	belongs to Trigoniacea	stated with evidence	Vokes, 1980
Lyrodesmatidae	family	belongs to Actinodontoida	stated with evidence	Pojeta et al., 1986
Lyrodesmatidae	family	belongs to Lyrodesmatoidea	implied	Nevesskaja, 2009
Lyrodesmatidae	family	belongs to Heterodonta	stated without evidence	Bouchet et al., 2010
Lyrodesmatidae	family	belongs to Lyrodesmatoidea	stated with evidence	Carter et al., 2011

Status (PBDB)

extinct

Taxon Size (PBDB)

First Recorded Appearance

479 - 470 Ma
Early/Lower Ordovician

Last Recorded Appearance

388 - 383 Ma
Devonian

Motility

facultatively mobile

Vision

blind (based on Bivalvia)

Diet

suspension feeder

Ecospace Comments

ECOSPACE CODE: 531. LIFE HISTORY: Data from Meyer et al (2009).

Taphonomy

aragonite (based on Bivalvia)

Primary Reference (PBDB)

H. E. Vokes. 1980. Genera of the Bivalvia: a systematic and bibliographic Catalogue. Genera of the Bivalvia: a systematic and bibliographic Catalogue

Fossil Distribution

Subtaxa

Name	Status	Fossil Occurrences	Oldest	Youngest
Brachilyrodesma ✝ genus	listed (PBDB)
Brachilyrodesma ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)
Lyrodesma ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)	70	479 Ma Early/Lower Ordovician	419 Ma Early/Lower Devonian
Lyronucula ✝ genus	doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB)
Noradonta ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)	7	479 Ma Early/Lower Ordovician	467 Ma Middle Ordovician
Pseudarca ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)	1	458 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician	458 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician
Pseudaxinus ✝ genus	doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB)
Siliquarca ✝ genus	listed (PBDB)	1	461 Ma Middle Ordovician	461 Ma Middle Ordovician
Tanaodon ✝ genus	listed (PBDB)	5	393 Ma Early/Lower Devonian	388 Ma Middle Devonian

Obsolete Names

Name	Source	Taxon Rank	Taxonomy
Lyrodesmidae	GBIF	family	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Hippuritida : Lyrodesmidae

Synonymy List

Year	Name and Author
1894	Lyrodesmatidae Ulrich
1959	Lyrodesmidae Heidecker p. 3
1965	Lyrodesmatidae Newell p. 18
1975	Lyrodesmatidae Harrison and Harrison p. 215
1980	Lyrodesmatidae Vokes p. 96
1986	Lyrodesmatidae Pojeta, Jr. et al. p. 79
2009	Lyrodesmatidae Nevesskaja
2010	Lyrodesmatidae Bouchet et al.
2011	Lyrodesmatidae Carter et al. p. 11

References

Vokes H. E. (1980) Genera of the Bivalvia: a systematic and bibliographic Catalogue, Genera of the Bivalvia: a systematic and bibliographic Catalogue

Heidecker E. (1959) Middle Devonian Molluscs from the Burdekin Formation of North Queensland, University of Queensland Press, Brisbane, Department of Geology 5 2, 1-11

Newell N. D. (1965) Classification of the Bivalvia, American Museum Novitates 2206, 1-25

Harrison W. B., Harrison L. K. (1975) A Maquoketa-like molluscan community in the Brassfield Formation (Early Silurian) of Adams County, Ohio, Bulletins of American Paleontology 67, 193-234

Pojeta, Jr. J., Zhang R., et al (1986) Systematic paleontology of Devonian pelecypods of Guangxi and Michigan, United States Geological Survey Professional Paper 1394 G, 57-108

Nevesskaja L. A. (2009) Principles of Systematics and the System of Bivalves, Paleontological Journal 43 1, 1-11 doi:10.1134/S0031030109010018

Bouchet P., Rocroi J.-P., et al (2010) Nomenclator of Bivalve Families with a Classification of Bivalve Families, Malacologia 52 2, 1-184 doi:10.4002/040.052.0201

Carter J. G., Altaba C. R., et al (2011) A Synoptical Classification of the Bivalvia (Mollusca), University of Kansas Paleontological Institute Paleontological Contributions 4, 1-47

Carter, J. G.; Altaba, C. R.; Anderson, L. C.; Araujo, R.; Biakov, A. S.; Bogan, A. E.; Campbell, D. C.; Campbell, M.; Jin-hua, C.; Cope, J. C. W.; Delvene, G.; Dijkstra, H. H.; Zong-jie, F.; Gardner, R. N.; Gavrilova, V. A.; Goncharova, I. A.; Harries, P. J.; Hartman, J. H.; Hautmann, M.; Hoeh, W. R.; Hylleberg, J.; Bao-yu, J.; Johnston, P.; Kirkendale, L.; Kleemann, K.; Koppka, J.; Kříž, J.; Machado, D.; Malchus, N.; Márquez-Aliaga, A.; Masse, J.-P.; McRoberts, C. A.; Middelfart, P.U.; Mitchell, S.; Nevesskaja, L. A.; Özer, S.; Pojeta, J. Jr.; Polubotko, I.V.; Pons, J. M.; Popov, S.; Sánchez, T.; Sartori, A. F.; Scott, R. W.; Sey, I. I.; Signorelli, J. H.; Silantiev, V. V.; Skelton, P. W.; Steuber, T.; Waterhouse, J. B.; Wingard, G. L.; Yancey, T. (2011). A synoptical classification of the Bivalvia (Mollusca). Paleontological Contributions. 4: 1-47. - via World Register of Marine Species

Benton, M.J. (ed). (1993). The Fossil Record 2. Chapman & Hall, London, 845 pp. - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera

SN2000: Brands, S. J. (compiler) 1989-2005. Systema Naturae 2000. Amsterdam, The Netherlands (2006 version). Available online at http://sn2000.taxonomy.nl/. - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera

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