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Liroceratina

Cephalopoda - Nautilida

Taxonomy
Liroceratina was named by Flower (1955).

It was assigned to Nautilida by Korn (2025).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1955Liroceratina Flower
2025Liroceratina Korn p. 61

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
RankNameAuthor
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassNautilia(Wade 1988)
orderNautilidaAgassiz 1847
suborderLiroceratinaFlower 1955
suborderLiroceratinaFlower 1955

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.

Subor. †Liroceratina Flower 1955
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Superfm. †Ephippioceratoidea Miller and Youngquist 1949
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Fm. †Ephippioceratidae Miller and Youngquist 1949
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G. †Arthuroceras Shimansky 1962
G. †Ephippioceras Hyatt 1884
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Invalid names: Nautilus divisus White and St. John 1867 [synonym]
Ephippioceras inexpectans Miller and Youngquist 1947
Ephippioceras moinellae Tucker 1976
Ephippioceras pygops Korn and Klug 2023
Ephippioceras sphaericum Shimanskiy 1967
Ephippioceras spirale Ramsbottom and Moore 1961
Ephippioceras wildi Hind 1910
G. †Megaglossoceras Miller et al. 1933
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Megaglossoceras barskovi Leonova and Shchedukhin 2020
Megaglossoceras glicki Gordon 1964
Megaglossoceras okense Shimanskiy 1967
Megaglossoceras pristinum Miller and Owen 1934
Superfm. †Liroceratoidea Miller and Youngquist 1949
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Fm. †Julfanautilidae Korn and Ghaderi 2025
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G. †Baghuknautilus Korn and Hairapetian 2025
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Baghuknautilus aplomorphus Korn and Hairapetian 2025
G. †Julfanautilus Korn and Ghaderi 2025
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Julfanautilus ashourii Korn and Ghaderi 2025
Julfanautilus hairapetiani Korn and Ghaderi 2025
G. †Shahrezanautilus Korn and Hairapetian 2025
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Shahrezanautilus ghaderii Korn and Hairapetian 2025
Shahrezanautilus weyeri Korn and Hairapetian 2025
Fm. †Liroceratidae Miller and Youngquist 1949
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G. †Bistrialites Turner 1954
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Bistrialites bicostatus Gordon 1964
Bistrialites bimembris Shimanskiy 1967
G. †Celeroliroceras Korn and Ghaderi 2025
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Celeroliroceras celere Korn and Ghaderi 2025
G. †Coelogasteroceras Hyatt 1893
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Coelogasteroceras coxi Gordon 1960
Coelogasteroceras thomasi Miller and Cline 1934
Coelogasteroceras uralense Barskov and Shilovsky 2014
Invalid names: Conradiceras Cossmann 1900 [objective synonym]
G. †Condraoceras Miller et al. 1947
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Condraoceras ellipsoidale Ruzhentsev and Shimanskiy 1954
Condraoceras primum Miller et al. 1947
Condraoceras procerum Shchedukhin and Leonova 2020
G. †Hemiliroceras Ruzhentsev and Shimanskiy 1954
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Hemiliroceras artum Shchedukhin and Leonova 2020
Hemiliroceras enucleatum Shimanskiy 1990
Hemiliroceras esaulovae Barskov and Shilovsky 2014
Hemiliroceras inflatum Ruzhentsev and Shimanskiy 1954
Hemiliroceras urtasimense Shimanskiy 1967
Hemiliroceras zhiltauense Ruzhentsev and Shimanskiy 1954
G. †Jianoceras Ma 1997
G. †Leniceras Leonova and Shchedukhin 2020
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Leniceras ovale Leonova and Shchedukhin 2020
G. †Liroceras Teichert 1940
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Liroceras bakhense Reed 1944
Liroceras chenxianense Liang 1984
Liroceras choopani Korn and Ghaderi 2025
Liroceras derbiense Foord 1891
Liroceras devjatovense Shimanskiy 1967
Liroceras excentricum Eichwald 1857
Liroceras fornicatum Shimanskiy 1967
Liroceras gardenense Prinoth and Posenato 2007
Liroceras globatum Hyatt 1894
Liroceras globosum Hind 1910
Liroceras globulare Hyatt 1893
Liroceras greenei Miller et al. 1933
Liroceras grundense Trenkner 1868
Liroceras henryvillense Miller and Gurley 1897
Liroceras hsuyuchiani Zhao 1954
Liroceras hunanense Zhao 1954
Liroceras hyatti Miller et al. 1933
Liroceras involutum Zhao 1954
Liroceras karaouii Korn and Klug 2023
Liroceras korulkense Yakovlev 1899
Liroceras leitrimense Ramsbottom and Moore 1961
Liroceras leptum Korn and Hairapetian 2025
Liroceras lichuanense Wu and Kuang 1992
Liroceras liratum Girty 1912
Liroceras lunense Turner 1954
Liroceras meishanense Zhao et al. 1978
Liroceras milleri Newell 1936
Liroceras missouriense Swallow 1858
Liroceras molengraaffi Haniel 1915
Liroceras occlusor Schmidt 1951
Liroceras orientale Zhao 1954
Liroceras patulum Unklesbay 1962
Liroceras praelunense Shimanskiy 1967
Liroceras reniforme Ruan and Zhou 1987
Liroceras reticulatum Miller and Owen 1937
Liroceras ruzhencevi Shimanskiy 1967
Liroceras salomonense Gemmellaro 1889
Liroceras sarvaense Kruglov 1928
Liroceras schaelkense Schmidt 1951
Liroceras shakhtauense Leonova and Shchedukhin 2020
Liroceras sinense Chao 1940
Liroceras vermis Korn and Klug 2023
Liroceras volgense Barskov and Shilovsky 2014
Liroceras waterloti Vaillant-Couturier Treat 1933
Invalid names: Coloceras [replaced]
G. †Nemdoceras Barskov and Shilovsky 2014
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Nemdoceras evolutum Barskov and Shilovsky 2014
Nemdoceras kremeshkense Barskov and Shilovsky 2014
Nemdoceras nemdense Barskov and Shilovsky 2014
G. †Paraliroceras Barskov and Shilovsky 2014
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Paraliroceras kazanicum Barskov and Shilovsky 2014
Paraliroceras macrogaster Korn and Hairapetian 2025
G. †Paranautilus Mojsisovics 1902
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Paranautilus anisi Arthaber 1896
Paranautilus asiaticus Sobolev 1989
Paranautilus brembanus von Mojsisovics 1882
Paranautilus bullockii Diener 1907
Paranautilus expansus Parnes 1986
Paranautilus karczi Parnes 1986
Paranautilus modestus von Mojsisovics 1873
Paranautilus nodatus Parnes 1986
Paranautilus peregrinus Waagen 1879
Paranautilus sibylloides Parnes 1986
Paranautilus simonyi Hauer 1849
Paranautilus smithi Kummel 1953
Paranautilus tommasii Airaghi 1902
G. †Peripetoceras Hyatt 1894
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Peripetoceras asselense Ruzhentsev and Shimanskiy 1954
Peripetoceras bridgeportense Tucker and Mapes 1978
Peripetoceras brouweri Haniel 1915
Peripetoceras burovi Barskov and Shilovsky 2014
Peripetoceras cautum Shimanskiy 1967
Peripetoceras comploji Prinoth and Posenato 2007
Peripetoceras dubium Bisat 1930
Peripetoceras fischeri Shimanskiy 1967
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Invalid names: Nautilus bowerbankianus King 1850 [synonym]
Peripetoceras gigas Prinoth and Posenato 2007
Peripetoceras globatoides Shimanskiy 1967
Peripetoceras ideliense Barskov and Shilovsky 2014
Peripetoceras kummeli Niko and Mapes 2017
Peripetoceras milleri Niko and Mapes 2015
Peripetoceras ozarkense Gordon 1964
Peripetoceras parum Korn and Ghaderi 2025
Peripetoceras tormentum Shimanskiy 1967
Peripetoceras wanneri Haniel 1915
Peripetoceras wewokense Tucker et al. 1978
Peripetoceras whitei Gordon 1960
Invalid names: Cyclonautilus Hind 1910 [synonym]
G. †Perunautilus Crick and Sobolev 1994
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Perunautilus quadratus Crick and Sobolev 1994
G. †Potoceras Hyatt 1894
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Potoceras dubium Hyatt 1894
G. †Pseudophacoceras Turner 1966
G. †Shikhanonautilus Leonova and Shchedukhin 2020
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Shikhanonautilus compressus Shchedukhin 2023
Shikhanonautilus siphonoventralis Leonova and Shchedukhin 2020
G. †Stearoceras Hyatt 1893
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Stearoceras gibbosum Hyatt 1891
Stearoceras hesperium Miller and Youngquist 1949
Stearoceras immane Reed 1931
Stearoceras involutum Tucker 1976
Stearoceras militarium Hyatt 1893
Stearoceras milleri Sealey and Lucas 2025
Stearoceras phosphoriense Branson 1930
Stearoceras rotundatum Miller and Unklesbay 1942
Stearoceras sanandreasense Miller et al. 1933
Stearoceras simplex Hyatt 1893
Stearoceras smithi Gordon 1964
Stearoceras sublaeve Miller et al. 1932
G. †Tatianautilus Barskov and Shilovsky 2014
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Tatianautilus leonovae Barskov and Shilovsky 2014
G. †Thyoceras Leonova and Shchedukhin 2020
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Thyoceras involutum Leonova and Shchedukhin 2020
G. †Tomponautilus Sobolev 1989
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Tomponautilus setorymi Sobolev 1989
Fm. †Permonautilidae Barskov and Shilovsky 2014
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G. †Permonautilus Kruglov 1933
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Permonautilus abichi Kruglov 1928
Permonautilus adelphidus Korn and Hairapetian 2025
Permonautilus cornutus Golowinsky 1868
Permonautilus halleri Tichy 1975
Permonautilus kruglovi Barskov and Shilovsky 2014
Permonautilus parapinegaensis Barskov and Shilovsky 2014
Permonautilus pinegaensis Kruglov 1933
Invalid names: Alexandronautilus Shimanskiy 1962 [synonym]
Fm. †Planetoceratidae Korn 2025
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G. †Planetoceras Hyatt 1893
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Planetoceras bellilineatum Miller et al. 1933
Planetoceras destrictum Korn et al. 2022
Planetoceras globatum Sowerby 1824
Planetoceras invenustum Shimanskiy 1967
Planetoceras janischevskyi Shimanskiy 1967
Planetoceras schartimiense Janischewsky 1900
Planetoceras tiltoni Miller et al. 1933
Planetoceras transforme Korn et al. 2022
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 2003, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Chadian to the top of the Sevatian or 346.70000 to 205.70000 Ma

Collections (326 total)

Oldest occurrences

Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ivorian - Chadian353.7 - 339.9Ireland Planetoceras globatum (76501)
Chadian346.7 - 339.9Algeria Planetoceras destrictum, Planetoceras transforme (224275)
Chadian - Arundian346.7 - 339.9Russian Federation Liroceras praelunense (166467 166517)
Asbian339.9 - 335.9United Kingdom (England) Coelogasteroceras sp. (5995)
Asbian339.9 - 335.9United Kingdom (Northern Ireland) Liroceras sp. (224469)
Asbian339.9 - 335.9Morocco Liroceras karaouii (231792)
Brigantian335.9 - 330.3Morocco Ephippioceras pygops (157739) Liroceras vermis (157749)
Brigantian335.9 - 330.3Russian Federation Ephippioceras clitellarium (166521) Liroceras fornicatum (166358) Liroceras fornicatum, Ephippioceras clitellarium (166481)
Brigantian335.9 - 330.3USA (Arkansas) Peripetoceras ozarkense (76143)
Brigantian335.9 - 330.3Ireland Liroceras leitrimense, Ephippioceras spirale, Liroceras grundense (224288) Liroceras occlusor (224293 224294 224458 224460 224462) Liroceras occlusor, Liroceras schaelkense (224459) Liroceras schaelkense (224457 224466)

Youngest occurrences

Time interval Ma Country or state PBDB collection number
Tuvalian - Lacian233.6 - 215.38Russian Federation Paranautilus asiaticus (81845)
Lacian227.3 - 215.38Austria Nautilus simonyi (159516) Paranautilus modestus (159573)
Lacian227.3 - 215.38USA (Nevada) Paranautilus sp. (100412 166668)
Lacian227.3 - 215.38Slovenia Paranautilus simonyi, Paranautilus modestus (159550)
Norian227.3 - 205.7USA (Nevada) Paranautilus sp. (100391)
Norian227.3 - 205.7Peru Perunautilus quadratus (144411)
Alaunian215.38 - 211.18Austria Paranautilus simonyi (159886)
Sevatian211.18 - 205.7USA (Nevada) Paranautilus smithi (37242)
Sevatian211.18 - 205.7Romania Paranautilus simonyi (170272)
Sevatian211.18 - 205.7Austria Nautilus simonyi (159544 159545 159551) Nautilus simonyi, Nautilus modestus (159543)