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Liracassis

Gastropoda - Cassidae

Taxonomy
Liracassis was named by Moore (1963) [Sepkoski's age data: T Ol-l T Mi-m Sepkoski's reference number: 96]. Its type is Stramonita petrosa.

It was assigned to Cassididae by Moore (1963), Kanno (1973) and Moore (1984); and to Neotaenioglossa by Sepkoski (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1963Liracassis Moore p. 30
1973Liracassis Kanno p. 223
1984Liracassis Moore p. 10
2002Liracassis Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classGastropoda
RankNameAuthor
subclassCaenogastropoda(Cox 1959)
—Sorbeoconcha(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
—Hypsogastropoda(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
superorderLatrogastropodaRiedel 2000
superfamilyTonnoidea(Suter 1913)
familyCassidaeLatreille 1825
genusLiracassis

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

G. †Liracassis Moore 1963
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†Liracassis apta Tegland 1931
†Liracassis durhami Kanno 1971
†Liracassis egberti Schenck 1926
†Liracassis iani Schenck 1926
†Liracassis petrosa Conrad 1855
†Liracassis rex Tegland 1931
†Liracassis yabei Nomura and Hatai 1933
†Liracassis yokoyamai Nomura and Hatai 1933
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: actively mobilef
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: carnivoref
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2009-09-10 07:59:15
Modified: 2009-09-10 09:59:15
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Eocene to the top of the Serravallian or 37.20000 to 11.62000 Ma

Collections (40 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9USA (Washington) Phalium egberti (40733 91606 208137)
Late/Upper Eocene37.2 - 33.9USA (Washington) Molopophorus sp. (4900)
Rupelian33.9 - 28.1USA (Washington) Echinophoria rex (205215)
Oligocene33.9 - 23.03USA (Washington) Echinophoria apta (208165 208166 208167 208168 208170 208171)
Late/Upper Oligocene28.4 - 23.03USA (Washington) Echinophoria rex (208151 208152 208155 208156) Galeodea apta (40737)
Late/Upper Oligocene - Early/Lower Miocene28.4 - 15.97USA (Alaska) Galeodea apta (166447)
Chattian28.1 - 23.03USA (Alaska) Galeodea apta (195959 195964)
Chattian28.1 - 23.03USA (Washington) Dolium petrosum (58963) Echinophoria rex (91614 91615 208161) Galeodea apta (52357) Galeodea apta, Galeodea rex (52362) Galeodea rex (40736 52356) L. apta (45784 221302 221304) L. durhami, L. apta (91623) L. sp. (91619)
Early/Lower Miocene - Middle Miocene23.03 - 11.608USA (Alaska) Echinophoria apta (37660)
Langhian15.97 - 13.82Japan L. japonica (44970) L. sp. (44961) Phalium yokoyamai (179868)
Langhian15.97 - 13.82USA (Oregon) L. petrosa (39600 39601 39604)
Serravallian13.82 - 11.62Japan L. japonica (44962)