Cephalopoda - Nautilida - Liroceratidae
Alternative combination: Ephippioceras hunanense
Full reference: J. K. Zhao. 1954. Permian cephalopods from Tanchiashan, Hunan. Acta Palaeontologica Sinica 2:1-58
Belongs to Liroceras according to G. H. Xu 1977
See also Zhao 1954
Sister taxa: Liroceras bakhense, Liroceras chenxianense, Liroceras devjatovense, Liroceras didmyoaurise, Liroceras excentricum, Liroceras fornicatum, Liroceras gardenense, Liroceras globulare, Liroceras hsuyuchiani, 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: IGAS 7141. Its type locality is Changlingpu, Tanchiashan, Xiangtan County (Chao coll), which is in a Kungurian coastal mudstone in China.
Ecology: nektobenthic carnivore
Average measurements (in mm): shell diameter 18.5
Distribution: found only at Changlingpu, Tanchiashan, Xiangtan County (Chao coll)
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