Liomesus Stimpson 1865 (true whelk)
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Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Buccinidae
Parent taxon: Liomesini according to P. Bouchet et al. 2005
See also Grant, IV and Gale 1931 and Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: none
Subtaxa: Liomesus africanus Liomesus dalei Liomesus sulculatus Tritonium (Buccinum) ooides
Ecology: epifaunal carnivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of United States (1: Alaska collection)
• Pliocene of Belgium (3), the United Kingdom (5)
• Miocene of Denmark (1), United States (1: Washington)
• Oligocene of Denmark (1)
• Eocene of Nigeria (1)
Total: 13 collections each including a single occurrence
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