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Liopeplum cretaceum

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Volutidae

Taxonomy
Liopeplum cretaceum was named by Conrad (1858) [m. kosnik taxon no: 1453].

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
L. carinatum

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1858Liopeplum cretaceum Conrad
1964Liopeplum cretaceum Sohl p. 261

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classGastropoda
subclassCaenogastropoda(Cox 1959)
RankNameAuthor
—Sorbeoconcha(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
—Hypsogastropoda(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
superorderLatrogastropodaRiedel 2000
orderNeogastropodaThiele 1929
superfamilyMuricoideade Costa 1776
familyVolutidaeRafinesque 1815
subfamilyAthletinaePilsbry and Olsson 1954
genusLiopeplumDall 1890
speciescretaceumConrad 1858

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.

†Liopeplum cretaceum Conrad 1858
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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 08:23:59
Modified: 2009-09-10 10:23:59
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Maastrichtian to the top of the Early/Lower Maastrichtian or 70.60000 to 66.00000 Ma

Collections (56 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0USA (Texas) Liopeplum cretaceum (4553 4559 4586 4587 4589 4598 4599 4601 4603 4604 4606 4609 4611 4620 4623 4624 4625 4627 4633 4636 205542)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0USA (Alabama) Liopeplum cretaceum (4239 4247 4255 4256 4263 4264 4275 4276)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0USA (Georgia) Liopeplum cretaceum (4265 4266 4267 4268 4269 4277 4279 4280 4281 4282)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0USA (Mississippi) Liopeplum cretaceum (4104)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0Mexico (Guerrero) Liopeplum cretaceum (7464)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0USA (Maryland) Liopeplum cretaceum (125950)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0USA (South Carolina) Liopeplum cretaceum (4354 4355)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0USA (Mississippi) Liopeplum cretaceum (4123 4126 4127)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0USA (Tennessee) Liopeplum cretaceum (4121)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0USA (Maryland) Liopeplum cretaceum (4368 4369 4371 4372 4373)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0USA (Texas) Liopeplum cretaceum (4536 4558 4632)