''Liostomia'' is a
genus
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of
sea snail
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s,
marine gastropod
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mollusk
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s in the
family
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Pyramidellidae
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, the pyrams and their allies.
[Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S. (2011). ''Liostomia'' G.O. Sars, 1878. Accessed through: ]World Register of Marine Species
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Species
Species within the genus ''Liostomia'' include:
* ''
Liostomia abreui''
Peñas, Rolán & Swinnen, 2015
* ''
Liostomia afzelii''
Warén, 1991
* ''
Liostomia beringensis''
Golikov & Kussakin, 1978
* ''
Liostomia canaliculata''
Ortega & Gofas, 2019
* ''
Liostomia clavula''
(Lovén, 1846)
* ''
Liostomia clavuliformis''
Thiele, 1930
* ''
Liostomia consobrina''
(Tate & May, 1900)
* ''
Liostomia eburnea''
(Stimpson, 1851)
* ''
Liostomia electa''
(Jeffreys, 1883)[Fritz Nordsieck, Fritz Nordsieck, ''Die europäischen Meeresschnecken'', ed. G. Fischer, 1972, de University of California, ]
* ''
Liostomia georgiana''
Pfeffer, 1886
* ''
Liostomia hansgei''
Warén, 1991
* ''
Liostomia mamoi''
Mifsud, 1993
* ''
Liostomia minutissima''
Golikov in Golikov & Scarlato, 1967
* ''
Liostomia rara''
(Thiele, 1925)
;''The following species were brought into synonymy:
* ''Liostomia afzelli''
Warén, 1991: synonym of ''
Liostomia afzelii''
Warén, 1991
* ''Liostomia clavulus''
ic synonym of ''Liostomia clavula''
(Lovén, 1846) (specific name incorrectly spelled)
* ''Liostomia wareni''
Schander, 1994: synonym of ''
Odostomia wareni''
(Schander, 1994)
References
External links
Monterosato, T. A. di. (1884). Nomenclatura generica e specifica di alcune conchiglie mediterranee. Virzi, printed for the Author, Palermo, 152 ppIredale, T. (1915). Notes on the names of some British marine Mollusca. Proceedings of the Malacological Society of London. 11(6): 329-342GenBankITISWorld Register of Marine Species
Pyramidellidae
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