Liopistha ligeriensis d'Orbigny 1845 (clam)

Bivalvia - Poromyida - Poromyidae

Alternative combination: Pholadomya ligeriensis

Synonyms: Homomya profunda White 1887, Pholadomya molli Coquand 1862

Belongs to Liopistha according to W. Barber 1958

See also Maury 1936

Sister taxa: Leiopistha meekii, Liopistha (Psilomya), Liopistha alternata, Liopistha anaana, Liopistha glabra, Liopistha protexta, Liopistha sergipensis, Liopistha servesensis, Liopistha sulcata, Liopistha superba, Liopistha ventricosa

Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal carnivore

Distribution:

• Cretaceous of Brazil (1 collection), Nigeria (1)

Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence

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