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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

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.