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Liomesus
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).
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).
Species lacking formal opinion data
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1865 | Liomesus Stimpson |
| 1884 | Liomesus Fischer p. 624 |
| 1931 | Liomesus Grant, IV and Gale p. 666 |
| 2002 | Liomesus Sepkoski |
| 2005 | Liomesus Bouchet et al. p. 254 |
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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 ovoides canaliculatus Dall 1874
†Liomesus sulculatus Dall 1909
Tritonium (Buccinum) ooides Middendorff 1848
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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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
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lutetian | Nigeria | L. africanus (51240) | |
| Chattian | Denmark | L. brandensis (111472) | |
| Tortonian | Denmark | L. ventrosus (98312) | |
| Late/Upper Miocene | USA (Washington) | L. sulcatus (239446) | |
| Zanclean | United Kingdom (England) | Buccinum dalei (84763 84795) | |
| Pliocene | Belgium | L. dalei (80674) | |
| Late/Upper Pliocene | United Kingdom (England) | Buccinum dalei (84759 84764 84819) | |
| Piacenzian | Belgium | L. dalei (179048 179079) | |
| Late/Upper Pleistocene | USA (Alaska) | L. nux (37632) |