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
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