NOAA National Benthic Inventory

Taxonomy and Nomenclature

Kingdom: Animalia
Rank: Genus

Taxonomic Status

Current Standing: valid
Credibility Rating: TWG standards met
Global Species Completeness: partial
Latest Record Review: 1999

Taxonomic Heirarchy

  Family - Lyonsiidae
  Order - Pholadomyoida
  Class - Bivalvia
  Phylum - Mollusca
  Superphylum - Lophozoa
  Infrakingdom - Protostomia
  Subkingdom - Bilateria
  Kingdom - Animalia

      Direct Children

      Species - Lyonsia arenosa
      Species - Lyonsia californica
      Species - Lyonsia striata
      Species - Lyonsia norvegica
      Species - Lyonsia pugetensis
      Species - Lyonsia hyalina
      Species - Lyonsia granulifera
      Species - Lyonsia lucasana
      Species - Lyonsia magnifica
      Species - Lyonsia gouldii
      Species - Lyonsia formosa
      Species - Lyonsia bulla
      Species - Lyonsia bracteata
      Species - Lyonsia floridana
      Species - Lyonsia argentea
      Species - Lyonsia norwegica