Cephalopoda - Nautilida - Liroceratidae
Alternative combination: Coloceras sinensis
Full reference: K. K. Chao. 1940. Upper Paleozoic cephalopods from central Hunan, China. Journal of Paleontology 14:68-73
Belongs to Liroceras according to D. Korn and A. Ghaderi 2025
See also Chao 1940 and Zhao 1954
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 meishanense, 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 vermis, Liroceras volgense, Liroceras waterloti
Type specimen: Its type locality is Wushihchung, Changlingpu, Tanchiashan, Xiangtan County, which is in a Kungurian marginal marine mudstone in China
Ecology: nektobenthic carnivore
Average measurements (in mm): shell diameter 16.5
Distribution:
• Permian of China (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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