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Lituitidae

Cephalopoda - Lituitida - Lituitidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1848Lituitidae Philips
1934Lituitidae Strand
1958Lituitidae Sweet
1964Lituitidae Teichert et al. p. 362
1981Lituitidae Crick p. 228
1982Lituitidae Frye p. 1282
1984Lituitidae Dzik
2002Lituitidae Mutvei
2005Lituitidae Evans

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

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.

Fm. †Lituitidae Philips 1848
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G. †Ancistroceras Remele 1881
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G. †Angelinoceras Hyatt 1894
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†Angelinoceras latus Angelin 1880
G. †Bodoceras Frye 1982
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†Bodoceras torticoni Frye 1982
G. †Cyclolituites Remelé 1886
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†Cyclolituites applanatus Remele 1880
†Cyclolituites kjerulfi Sweet 1958
†Cyclolituites lynnensis Kjerulf 1865
G. †Holmiceras Hyatt 1894
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†Holmiceras coreanicum Kobayashi 1927
†Holmiceras kjaerulfi Brogger 1882
†Holmiceras kjerulfi Brogger 1882
Invalid names: Sigmorthoceras Kobayashi 1934 [synonym]
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
G. †Trilacinoceras Sweet 1958
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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 Volkhov to the top of the Ludlow or 471.10000 to 423.00000 Ma

Collections (78 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Arenig - Early/Lower Llanvirn478.6 - 461.1Argentina Angelinoceras sp. (8720)
Floian477.7 - 470.0Canada (Newfoundland and Labrador) Cyclolituites americanus (100026)
Volkhov - Valaste471.1 - 466.0Norway (Oslo Asker) Holmiceras kjerulfi (164158)
Kunda469.2 - 464.3Estonia (Lääne-Viru) Lituites sp. (87731)
Kunda469.2 - 464.3Norway Holmiceras kjaerulfi (163121)
Early/Lower Llanvirn468.0 - 461.1Argentina Lituites sp. (8870)
Early/Lower Llanvirn468.0 - 461.1China (JiangSu) Ancistroceras sp. (7939)
Oretanian468.0 - 459.0Spain (Toledo) Trilacinoceras sp. (20898)
Llanvirn468.0 - 458.4South Korea (Kangwon-do) Orthoceras coreanicum, Holmiceras coreanicum (56171)
Llanvirn468.0 - 458.4China (JiangSu) Ancistroceras sp. (7932)
Llanvirn468.0 - 458.4South Korea (Kangweondo (Gangwon-do)) Holmiceras coreanicum (89526 89527 89528 89529 89530 89532)
Early/Lower Llandeilo466.0 - 460.9Sweden Ancistroceras sp. (2930 2932) Ancistroceras sp., Lituites sp. (2939 2940)
Early/Lower Llandeilo466.0 - 460.9China (Hubei) Lituites sp. (4711)
Early/Lower Llandeilo466.0 - 460.9Norway Lituites sp., Trilacinoceras sp. (2950)
Early/Lower Llandeilo466.0 - 460.9China (AnHui) Lituites sp. (7839)
Aseri463.5 - 460.9Norway (Hadeland) Trilacinoceras discors, Cyclolituites lynnensis, Cyclolituites kjerulfi (164171)
Aseri463.5 - 460.9Estonia (Lääne) Lituites sp. (195659 195660)
Aseri463.5 - 460.9Norway (Nes-Hamar) Ancistroceras undulatum, Trilacinoceras discors, Trilacinoceras norvegicum, Cyclolituites lynnensis (56194)
Lasnamagi463.5 - 460.9Sweden (Dalarna) Lituites sp. (192380) Lituites sp., Lituites minutus (192382)
Lasnamagi463.5 - 460.9Lithuania Lituites lituus (207234) Lituites sp. (207200)
Lasnamagi463.5 - 460.9Latvia Lituites sp. (207199)
Lasnamagi463.5 - 460.9Sweden (Siljan) Lituites perfectus (192378) Lituites sp., Trilacinoceras sp. (2943)
Lasnamagi463.5 - 460.9Sweden Lituites sp. (2933)
Late/Upper Llanvirn463.5 - 460.9Sweden Ancistroceras sp., Angelinoceras sp., Lituites sp. (2942) Ancistroceras sp., Cyclolituites sp., Lituites sp. (2931) Angelinoceras sp. (2929)
Late/Upper Llanvirn463.5 - 460.9China (Hubei) Ancistroceras sp. (4712)
Aseri - Uhaku463.5 - 458.0Norway (Oslo) Lituites lituus (164163)
Aseri - Uhaku463.5 - 458.0Norway (Oslo-Asker) Lituites lituus (56196)
Aseri - Uhaku463.5 - 458.0Norway Lituites perfectus (164167)
Aseri - Uhaku463.5 - 458.0Norway (Oslo Asker) Lituites perfectus (164165) Trilacinoceras discors (164168)
Aseri - Uhaku463.5 - 458.0Norway (Nes-Hamar) Lituites perfectus (164166)
Late/Upper Llandeilo461.1 - 458.4Norway Ancistroceras sp., Angelinoceras sp., Lituites sp., Trilacinoceras sp. (3250)
Llandeilo461.1 - 458.4China (Hunan) Trilacinoceras sp. (7690)
Llandeilo461.1 - 458.4China (Sichuan) Lituites sp. (7657)
Llandeilo461.1 - 458.4China (ShanXi) Lituites sp. (8008 8010)
Llandeilo461.1 - 458.4China (AnHui) Lituites sp. (7851)
Llandeilo461.1 - 458.4China (JiangSu) Lituites sp. (7874)
Llandeilo461.1 - 458.4China (Guizhou) Cyclolituites sp., Lituites sp. (4752)
Middle Llandeilo - Late/Upper Llandeilo461.1 - 458.4China (Hubei) Lituites sp. (4710)
Uhaku - Aseri459.7 - 460.9Norway (Oslo Asker) Lituites lituus (164162) Trilacinoceras discors (164169)
Costonian - Harnagian458.4 - 457.2China (Hubei) Cyclolituites sp., Lituites sp. (4708)
Harnagian - Longvillian458.4 - 455.0China (Sichuan) Lituites sp. (7645)
Soudleyan - Marshbrookian458.4 - 454.0China (Hubei) Ancistroceras sp. (4691)
Soudleyan - Marshbrookian458.4 - 454.0China (Yunnan) Lituites sp. (7334)
Caradoc458.4 - 449.5China (XinJiang) Ancistroceras sp. (20801) Cyclolituites sp., Trilacinoceras sp. (20802)
Kukruse458.0 - 456.8Norway (Hadeland) Lituites lituus (164164)
Kukruse458.0 - 456.8Norway (Oslo Asker) Ancistroceras undulatum (164145 164159 164160) Angelinoceras sp. (164146)
Longvillian457.2 - 455.0China (JiangSu) Lituites sp. (7931 7937)
Longvillian - Marshbrookian457.2 - 454.0China (Hunan and Hubei) Lituites sp., Trilacinoceras sp. (7715)
Longvillian - Marshbrookian457.2 - 454.0China (ShanXi) Lituites sp. (7884)
Longvillian - Marshbrookian457.2 - 454.0China (Anhui) Trilacinoceras sp. (7836)
Longvillian - Marshbrookian457.2 - 454.0China (Hunan) Trilacinoceras sp. (7689)
Longvillian - Marshbrookian457.2 - 454.0China (AnHui) Lituites sp. (7850)
Katian453.0 - 445.2Sweden (Dalarna) Bodoceras torticoni (89486 124939)
Ludlow427.4 - 423.0United Kingdom (Wales) Lituites ibex (74671 74805)