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Liracassis iani

Gastropoda - Cassidae

Taxonomy
Phalium (Bezoardica) iani was named by Schenck (1926). Its type specimen is CAS 1747, a shell, and it is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Phalium (Semicassis) iani by Etherington (1931); it was recombined as Liracassis iani by Moore (1963) and Hendy (2020).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1926Phalium (Bezoardica) iani Schenck p. 80 figs. pl. 13, figs. 8-11
1931Phalium (Semicassis) iani Etherington p. 102
1963Liracassis iani Moore p. 31
2020Liracassis iani Hendy

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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
speciesiani()

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.

†Liracassis iani Schenck 1926
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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 07:59:15
Modified: 2009-09-10 09:59:15
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004
Collections
No collection or age range data are available