Lituites Bertrand 1763 (mollusk)

Cephalopoda - Lituitida - Lituitidae

Parent taxon: Lituitidae according to R. E. Crick 1981

See also Sepkoski 2002, Sweet 1958 and Teichert et al. 1964

Sister taxa: Ancistroceras, Angelinoceras, Bodoceras, Cyclolituites, Holmiceras, Trilacinoceras

Subtaxa: Lituites angulatus Lituites imperfectum Lituites kjerulfi Lituites lituus Lituites perfectus

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Ecology: fast-moving nektonic carnivore

Distribution:

• Silurian of the United Kingdom (2 collections)

• Uhaku of Norway (1)

• Ordovician of Argentina (1), China (17), Estonia (3), Latvia (1), Lithuania (2), Norway (8), Sweden (9)

Total: 44 collections including 45 occurrences

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