Cephalopoda - Nautilida - Liroceratidae
Full reference: H. Prinoth and R. Posenato. 2007. Late Permian nautiloids from the Bellerophon Formation of the Dolomites (Italy). Palaeontographica Abteilung A 282:135-165
Belongs to Liroceras according to H. Prinoth and R. Posenato 2007
Sister taxa: Liroceras bakhense, Liroceras chenxianense, Liroceras devjatovense, Liroceras didmyoaurise, Liroceras excentricum, Liroceras fornicatum, Liroceras globulare, Liroceras hsuyuchiani, Liroceras hunanense, Liroceras involutum, Liroceras karaouii, Liroceras korulkense, Liroceras leitrimense, Liroceras lichuanense, Liroceras liratum, Liroceras meishanense, Liroceras missouriensis, Liroceras molengraafi, Liroceras orientale, Liroceras praelunense, Liroceras ruzhencevi, Liroceras salomonensis, Liroceras shakhtauense, Liroceras sinense, Liroceras vermis, Liroceras volgense, Liroceras waterloti
Type specimen: MNS HP52. Its type locality is Gran Roa, Ortisei, which is in a Changhsingian shallow subtidal limestone in the Bellerophon Formation of Italy.
Ecology: nektobenthic carnivore
Average measurements (in mm): shell diameter 57.6
Distribution:
• Permian of Italy (4 collections)
Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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