Liomesus Stimpson 1865 (true whelk)

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Buccinidae

Parent taxon: Liomesini according to P. Bouchet et al. 2005

See also Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxa: none

Subtaxa: Liomesus africanus Liomesus dalei

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Ecology: epifaunal carnivore

Distribution:

• Quaternary of United States (1: Alaska collection)

• Pliocene of Belgium (3), the United Kingdom (5)

• Miocene of Denmark (1)

• Oligocene of Denmark (1)

• Eocene of Nigeria (1)

Total: 12 collections each including a single occurrence

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