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Lituites

Cephalopoda - Lituitida - Lituitidae

Taxonomy
Lituites was named by Bertrand (1763).

It was assigned to Lituitidae by Sweet (1958), Teichert et al. (1964), Crick (1981); and to Orthocerida by Sepkoski (2002).

Species
L. angulatus, L. imperfectum, L. kjerulfi, L. lituus, L. perfectus
Species lacking formal opinion data
L. ibex, L. minutus

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1763Lituites Bertrand
1958Lituites Sweet
1964Lituites Teichert et al. p. 364
1981Lituites Crick p. 228
2002Lituites Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
RankNameAuthor
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassOrthoceratoidea(M'Coy 1844)
orderLituitidaStarobogatov 1983
familyLituitidaePhilips 1848
genusLituitesBertrand 1763

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

G. †Lituites Bertrand 1763
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†Lituites angulatus Saemann 1852
†Lituites imperfectum Wahlenberg 1821
†Lituites kjerulfi Brogger 1882
†Lituites lituus Montfort 1808
†Lituites perfectus Wahlenberg 1818
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragoniteo
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: fast-movingc
Life habit: nektonico
Diet: carnivoreo
Vision: well-developedc
Created: 2009-05-17 02:48:12
Modified: 2009-05-17 04:48:12
Source: o = order, c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Early/Lower Llanvirn to the top of the Ludlow or 468.00000 to 422.70000 Ma

Collections (44 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Kunda469.1 - 464.3Estonia (Lääne-Viru) L. sp. (87731)
Early/Lower Llanvirn468.0 - 461.1Argentina L. sp. (8870)
Aseri464.3 - 461.4Estonia (Lääne) L. sp. (195659 195660)
Aseri - Uhaku464.3 - 458.0Norway L. perfectus (164167)
Aseri - Uhaku464.3 - 458.0Norway (Oslo-Asker) L. lituus (56196)
Aseri - Uhaku464.3 - 458.0Norway (Oslo) L. lituus (164163)
Aseri - Uhaku464.3 - 458.0Norway (Nes-Hamar) L. perfectus (164166)
Aseri - Uhaku464.3 - 458.0Norway (Oslo Asker) L. perfectus (164165)
Lasnamagi461.4 - 459.7Sweden L. sp. (2933)
Lasnamagi461.4 - 459.7Lithuania L. lituus (207234) L. sp. (207200)
Lasnamagi461.4 - 459.7Sweden (Siljan) L. perfectus (192378) L. sp. (2943)
Lasnamagi461.4 - 459.7Sweden (Dalarna) L. sp. (192380) L. sp., L. minutus (192382)
Lasnamagi461.4 - 459.7Latvia L. sp. (207199)
Early/Lower Llandeilo461.1 - 458.2Norway L. sp. (2950)
Early/Lower Llandeilo461.1 - 458.2Sweden L. sp. (2939 2940)
Early/Lower Llandeilo461.1 - 458.2China (Hubei) L. sp. (4711)
Early/Lower Llandeilo461.1 - 458.2China (AnHui) L. sp. (7839)
Late/Upper Llandeilo461.1 - 458.2Norway L. sp. (3250)
Late/Upper Llanvirn461.1 - 458.2Sweden L. sp. (2931 2942)
Llandeilo461.1 - 458.2China (ShanXi) L. sp. (8008 8010)
Llandeilo461.1 - 458.2China (Guizhou) L. sp. (4752)
Llandeilo461.1 - 458.2China (AnHui) L. sp. (7851)
Llandeilo461.1 - 458.2China (JiangSu) L. sp. (7874)
Llandeilo461.1 - 458.2China (Sichuan) L. sp. (7657)
Middle Llandeilo - Late/Upper Llandeilo461.1 - 458.2China (Hubei) L. sp. (4710)
Uhaku - Aseri459.7 - 461.4Norway (Oslo Asker) L. lituus (164162)
Costonian - Harnagian458.2 - 457.2China (Hubei) L. sp. (4708)
Harnagian - Longvillian458.2 - 455.0China (Sichuan) L. sp. (7645)
Soudleyan - Marshbrookian458.2 - 454.0China (Yunnan) L. sp. (7334)
Kukruse458.0 - 456.8Norway (Hadeland) L. lituus (164164)
Longvillian457.2 - 455.0China (JiangSu) L. sp. (7931 7937)
Longvillian - Marshbrookian457.2 - 454.0China (AnHui) L. sp. (7850)
Longvillian - Marshbrookian457.2 - 454.0China (ShanXi) L. sp. (7884)
Longvillian - Marshbrookian457.2 - 454.0China (Hunan and Hubei) L. sp. (7715)
Ludlow426.7 - 422.7United Kingdom (Wales) L. ibex (74671 74805)