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Litogyroceras

Cephalopoda - Nautilida - Rutoceratidae

Taxonomy
Litogyroceras was named by Teichert and Glenister (1952). Its type is Litogyroceras spirale.

It was assigned to Rutoceratidae by Teichert and Glenister (1952), Teichert et al. (1964); and to Nautilida by Sepkoski (2002).

Species
L. spirale (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1952Litogyroceras Teichert and Glenister
1964Litogyroceras Teichert et al. p. 418
2002Litogyroceras Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassNautilia(Wade 1988)
orderNautilidaAgassiz 1847
suborderRutoceratina(Flower and Kummel 1950)
superfamilyRutocerataceaeHyatt 1884
familyRutoceratidaeHyatt 1884
genusLitogyrocerasTeichert and Glenister 1952

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. †Litogyroceras Teichert and Glenister 1952
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Litogyroceras spirale Teichert and Glenister 1952
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragoniteo
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: nektobenthico
Diet: carnivoreo
Vision: well-developedc
Created: 2005-01-28 02:35:00
Modified: 2009-09-27 12:10:42
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Kiessling 2003

Age range: Emsian or 410.62000 to 393.47000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Emsian410.62 - 393.47Australia (Victoria) L. spirale (188990)