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Liocium marcidulus

Gastropoda - Pseudomelaniidae

Taxonomy
Faunus marcidulus was named by White (1889).

It was recombined as Liocium marcidulus by Squires and Saul (2003).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1889Faunus marcidulus White p. 450 figs. PLATE IV, Figs. 12,13
2003Liocium marcidulus Squires and Saul p. 149 figs. Figures 7-11

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

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 marcidulus White 1889
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
R. L. Squires and L. R. Saul 2003Relatively large Liocium with subsutural collabral riblets as well as numerous irregularly shaped to rounded pits on penultimate and body whorls.
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
Collections
No collection or age range data are available