Entodesma patagonicum (A. d'Orbigny, 1846)
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Entodesma patagonicum (A. d'Orbigny, 1846)
- Name authority
- (A. d'Orbigny, 1846)
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Mollusca
- Class
- Bivalvia
- Family
- Lyonsiidae
- Genus
- Entodesma
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Source habitat flags: Marine: yes · Freshwater: no · Terrestrial: no. These do not form a complete habitat description.
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumMollusca
- classBivalvia Linnaeus, 1758
- subclassAutobranchia Grobben, 1894
- infraclassHeteroconchia J. E. Gray, 1854
- subterclassEuheterodonta Giribet & Distel, 2003
- superorderAnomalodesmata Dall, 1889
- superfamilyPandoroidea Rafinesque, 1815
- familyLyonsiidae P. Fischer, 1887
- genusEntodesma R. A. Philippi, 1845
- speciesEntodesma patagonicum (A. d'Orbigny, 1846)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Entodesma. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Entodesma brevifrons (G. B. Sowerby I, 1834) | LyonsiidaeMollusca | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Entodesma delicatum (Marincovich, 1973) | LyonsiidaeMollusca | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Entodesma elongatulum T. Soot-Ryen, 1957 | LyonsiidaeMollusca | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Entodesma pictum (G. B. Sowerby I, 1834) | LyonsiidaeMollusca | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Lyonsia patagonicum [sic] | synonym |
| Lyonsia patagonica A. d'Orbigny, 1846 A. d'Orbigny, 1846 | synonym |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=506765 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:39YQF. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.