Liroceras meishanense Zhao et al. 1978 (mollusk)

Cephalopoda - Nautilida - Liroceratidae

Full reference: J. K. Zhao, X. L. Liang, and Z. G. Zheng. 1978. Late Permian cephalopods of south China. Palaeontologica Sinica, New Series B 154(12):1-194

Belongs to Liroceras according to D. Korn and A. Ghaderi 2025

See also Zhao et al. 1978

Sister taxa: Liroceras bakhense, Liroceras chenxianense, Liroceras choopani, Liroceras derbiense, Liroceras devjatovense, Liroceras didmyoaurise, Liroceras excentricum, Liroceras fornicatum, Liroceras gardenense, Liroceras globatum, Liroceras globosum, Liroceras globulare, Liroceras greenei, Liroceras grundense, Liroceras henryvillense, Liroceras hsuyuchiani, Liroceras hunanense, Liroceras hyatti, Liroceras involutum, Liroceras karaouii, Liroceras korulkense, Liroceras leitrimense, Liroceras leptum, Liroceras lichuanense, Liroceras liratum, Liroceras lunense, Liroceras milleri, Liroceras missouriense, Liroceras molengraaffi, Liroceras occlusor, Liroceras orientale, Liroceras patulum, Liroceras praelunense, Liroceras reniforme, Liroceras reticulatum, Liroceras ruzhencevi, Liroceras salomonense, Liroceras sarvaense, Liroceras schaelkense, Liroceras shakhtauense, Liroceras sinense, Liroceras vermis, Liroceras volgense, Liroceras waterloti

Type specimen: NIGP 14807. Its type locality is Meishan Section, Meishan Mb Bed 6, which is in a Changhsingian carbonate limestone in the Changxing Formation of China.

Ecology: nektobenthic carnivore

Average measurements (in mm): shell diameter 294.0

Distribution:

• Permian of China (2 collections)

Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence

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