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Liomesus

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Buccinidae

Taxonomy
Liomesus was named by Stimpson (1865) [Sepkoski's age data: T Mi R Sepkoski's reference number: 614]. It is extant. It is the type genus of Liomesinae.

It was assigned to Liomesinae by Fischer (1884); to Neptuneidae by Grant and IV and Gale (1931); to Neogastropoda by Sepkoski (2002); and to Liomesini by Bouchet et al. (2005).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1865Liomesus Stimpson
1884Liomesus Fischer p. 624
1931Liomesus Grant, IV and Gale p. 666
2002Liomesus Sepkoski
2005Liomesus Bouchet et al. p. 254

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classGastropoda
subclassCaenogastropoda(Cox 1959)
RankNameAuthor
Sorbeoconcha(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
Hypsogastropoda(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
superorderLatrogastropodaRiedel 2000
orderNeogastropodaThiele 1929
superfamilyBuccinoidea(Rafinesque 1815)
familyBuccinidaeRafinesque 1815
subfamilyBuccininaeRafinesque 1815
tribeLiomesini(Fischer 1884)
genusLiomesusStimpson 1865

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. Liomesus Stimpson 1865
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Liomesus africanus Newton 1922
Liomesus dalei Sowerby 1825
Liomesus sulculatus Dall 1909
Tritonium (Buccinum) ooides Middendorff 1848
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 08:10:04
Modified: 2009-09-10 10:10:04
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Lutetian to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 48.07000 to 0.01170 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 41.03 Ma

Collections (13 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Lutetian48.07 - 41.03Nigeria L. africanus (51240)
Chattian27.3 - 23.04Denmark L. brandensis (111472)
Tortonian11.63 - 7.246Denmark L. ventrosus (98312)
Late/Upper Miocene11.63 - 5.333USA (Washington) L. sulcatus (239446)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6United Kingdom (England) Buccinum dalei (84763 84795)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.58Belgium L. dalei (80674)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.58United Kingdom (England) Buccinum dalei (84759 84764 84819)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.58Belgium L. dalei (179048 179079)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (Alaska) L. nux (37632)