Tribe Liomesini Fischer 1884 (true whelk)
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Buccinidae
Alternative spelling: Liomesinae
Parent taxon: Buccininae according to P. Bouchet et al. 2005
Sister taxa: Ancistrolepidini, Angistoma, Austrobuccinum, Buccinini, Buccinulini, Colini, Coptochetus, Corneobuccinum, Eripachya, Euryochetus, Exilioidea, Fax, Kapala, Plicibuccinum, Pseudofax, Pseudoliomesus, Serratifusus, Strombinophos, Volutharpa
Subtaxa: Liomesus
Type: Liomesus
Ecology: epifaunal carnivore
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