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Liroceras lichuanense

Cephalopoda - Nautilida - Liroceratidae

Taxonomy
Liroceras lichuanense was named by Wu and Kuang (1992). Its type specimen is LJ242, a shell, and it is a 3D body fossil.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1992Liroceras lichuanense Wu and Kuang p. 291 figs. Pl 1, figs 2,3,5
2019Liroceras lichuanense Miao et al. p. 344 fig. 13A,B
2025Liroceras lichuanense Korn and Ghaderi p. 83

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
RankNameAuthor
subclassNautilia(Wade 1988)
orderNautilidaAgassiz 1847
suborderLiroceratinaFlower 1955
superfamilyLiroceratoidea()
familyLiroceratidae
genusLiroceras
specieslichuanenseWu and Kuang 1992

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.

†Liroceras lichuanense Wu and Kuang 1992
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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: Changhsingian or 254.14000 to 251.90200 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Changhsingian (interglacial)254.14 - 251.902China (Guizhou) Liroceras lichuanense (218367)