†Ligeiceras fourneti Dumortier 1874 (nautiloid)
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Cephalopoda - Nautilida - Nautilidae
Alternative combinations: Cenoceras fourneti, Nautilus fourneti
Belongs to Ligeiceras according to F. Barroso-Barcenilla 2011
See also Kummel 1956, Pia 1914 and Rulleau 2008
Sister taxa: Ligeiceras anomphalus, Ligeiceras globulus, Ligeiceras inornatum, Ligeiceras jurense
Type specimen: ML 9177, a shell. Its type locality is La Verpillière (Isère, Upper Toarcian), which is in a Toarcian carbonate limestone in France.
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Average measurements (in mm): shell diameter 66.2
Distribution:
• Jurassic of France (3 collections), Spain (3)
Total: 6 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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