WoRMS name details
Lyonsia formosa Jeffreys, 1882
156222 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:156222)
unaccepted > superseded combination
Species
- Variety Lyonsia formosa var. major Locard, 1898 accepted as Allogramma formosa (Jeffreys, 1882)
- Variety Lyonsia formosa var. transversa Locard, 1898 accepted as Allogramma formosa (Jeffreys, 1882)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Jeffreys, J. G. (1882). On the Mollusca procured during the 'Lightning' and 'Porcupine' expeditions 1868-70. (Part IV). <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> 1881 : 922-952, pl. 70-71., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30760155
page(s): 930; pl. 70 fig. 1 [details]
page(s): 930; pl. 70 fig. 1 [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2026). MolluscaBase. Lyonsia formosa Jeffreys, 1882. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=156222 on 2026-08-07
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Nomenclature
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Jeffreys, J. G. (1882). On the Mollusca procured during the 'Lightning' and 'Porcupine' expeditions 1868-70. (Part IV). <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> 1881 : 922-952, pl. 70-71., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30760155
page(s): 930; pl. 70 fig. 1 [details]
page(s): 930; pl. 70 fig. 1 [details]
Other
context source (Deepsea)
Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS), available online at http://www.iobis.org/ [details]
additional source Huber, M. (2010). <i>Compendium of bivalves. A full-color guide to 3,300 of the world's marine bivalves. A status on Bivalvia after 250 years of research</i>. Hackenheim: ConchBooks. 901 pp., 1 CD-ROM. (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Barnard, K. H. (1964). Contributions to the knowledge of South African marine mollusca. Part V. Lamellibranchiata. <em>Annals of the South African Museum.</em> 47(3): 361-593., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40854756
page(s): 571 [details]
additional source Poutiers, J. M.; Bernard, F. R. (1995). Carnivorous bivalve molluscs (Anomalodesmata) from the tropical western Pacific Ocean, with a proposed classification and a catalogue of Recent species. <em>in: Bouchet, P. (Ed.) Résultats des Campagnes MUSORSTOM 14. Mémoires du Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle. Série A, Zoologie.</em> 167: 107-187., available online at https://web.archive.org/web/20190712235155/https://bibliotheques.mnhn.fr/EXPLOITATION/infodoc/ged/viewportalpublished.ashx?eid=IFD_FICJOINT_MNHN_MMNHN_S000_1995_T167_N000_1 [details] Available for editors
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additional source Huber, M. (2010). <i>Compendium of bivalves. A full-color guide to 3,300 of the world's marine bivalves. A status on Bivalvia after 250 years of research</i>. Hackenheim: ConchBooks. 901 pp., 1 CD-ROM. (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Barnard, K. H. (1964). Contributions to the knowledge of South African marine mollusca. Part V. Lamellibranchiata. <em>Annals of the South African Museum.</em> 47(3): 361-593., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40854756
page(s): 571 [details]
additional source Poutiers, J. M.; Bernard, F. R. (1995). Carnivorous bivalve molluscs (Anomalodesmata) from the tropical western Pacific Ocean, with a proposed classification and a catalogue of Recent species. <em>in: Bouchet, P. (Ed.) Résultats des Campagnes MUSORSTOM 14. Mémoires du Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle. Série A, Zoologie.</em> 167: 107-187., available online at https://web.archive.org/web/20190712235155/https://bibliotheques.mnhn.fr/EXPLOITATION/infodoc/ged/viewportalpublished.ashx?eid=IFD_FICJOINT_MNHN_MMNHN_S000_1995_T167_N000_1 [details] Available for editors
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Type locality not stated [details]
