Liracassis iani Schenck 1926 (snail)

Gastropoda - Sorbeoconcha - Cassidae

Alternative combinations: Phalium (Bezoardica) iani, Phalium (Semicassis) iani

Full reference: H. G. Schenck. 1926. Cassididae of western America. University of California Publications Bulletin of the Department of Geological Sciences 16(4):69-98

Belongs to Liracassis according to A. J. W. Hendy 2020

See also Etherington 1931, Moore 1963 and Schenck 1926

Sister taxa: Liracassis apta, Liracassis durhami, Liracassis egberti, Liracassis onishpetensis, Liracassis oregonensis, Liracassis petrosa, Liracassis rex, Liracassis yabei, Liracassis yokoyamai

Type specimen: CAS 1747, a shell

Ecology: epifaunal carnivore

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Liracassis iani in the database

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