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Liocium punctatum

Gastropoda - Pseudomelaniidae

Taxonomy
Liocium punctatum was named by Gabb (1869). It is the type species of Liocium.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
L. marcidulum

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1869Liocium punctatum Gabb p. 174 figs. PI. 28, Fig. 59
1927Liocium punctatum Stewart pp. 319 - 320 figs. Plate XXIV, fig. 6
1938Liocium punctatum Anderson p. 131
2003Liocium punctatum Squires and Saul p. 148 figs. Figures 3-6

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
subclassCaenogastropoda(Cox 1959)
superfamilyPseudomelanoideaFischer 1885
familyPseudomelaniidaeCossmann 1909
genusLiocium
speciespunctatum

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.

†Liocium punctatum Gabb 1869
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
R. L. Squires and L. R. Saul 2003A small Liocium with nearly smooth shell, except for microscopically punctate spiral striae.
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: epifaunalc
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2004-02-29 11:40:59
Modified: 2010-02-11 01:35:02
Source: c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: Turonian or 93.90000 to 89.80000 Ma

Collections (13 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Turonian - Middle Turonian93.9 - 89.8USA (California) Liocium punctatum (220373)
Turonian93.9 - 89.8USA (California) Liocium punctatum (62347 86785 214143 215285 215310 215618 220298 220357 222092 222093 222094 222113)