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Liomesus dalei

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Buccinidae

Taxonomy
Buccinum dalei was named by Sowerby (1825). It is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Liomesus dalei by Hendy (2007).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
L. brandensis, L. nux, L. ventrosus

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1825Buccinum dalei Sowerby figs. pl. 486, figs. 1, 2
1848Buccinum dalei Wood p. 34
2007Liomesus dalei Hendy

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classGastropoda
subclassCaenogastropoda(Cox 1959)
—Sorbeoconcha(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
RankNameAuthor
—Hypsogastropoda(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
superorderLatrogastropodaRiedel 2000
orderNeogastropodaThiele 1929
superfamilyBuccinoidea(Rafinesque 1815)
familyBuccinidaeRafinesque 1815
subfamilyBuccininaeRafinesque 1815
tribeLiomesini(Fischer 1884)
genusLiomesusStimpson 1865
speciesdalei(Sowerby 1825)

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.

†Liomesus dalei Sowerby 1825
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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: base of the Zanclean to the top of the Piacenzian or 5.33300 to 2.58000 Ma

Collections (8 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6United Kingdom (England) Buccinum dalei (84763 84795)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.58Belgium Liomesus dalei (80674)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.58United Kingdom (England) Buccinum dalei (84759 84764 84819)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.58Belgium Liomesus dalei (179048 179079)