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Liroceras molengraafi

Cephalopoda - Nautilida - Liroceratidae

Taxonomy
Nautilus molengraafi was named by Haniel (1915).

It was recombined as Liroceras molengraafi by Miller and Unklesbay (1942).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
L. lunense

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1915Nautilus molengraafi Haniel p. 134 figs. Pl 55, figs 6a-6c
1933Nautilus molengraafi Vaillant-Couturier Treat p. 56 figs. Pl 4, fig 9
1942Liroceras molengraafi Miller and Unklesbay p. 721

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassNautiloideaAgassiz 1847
orderNautilidaAgassiz 1847
superfamilyClydonautiloidea(Hyatt in Zittel 1900)
familyLiroceratidae
genusLiroceras
speciesmolengraafi(Haniel 1915)

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 molengraafi Haniel 1915
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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: Wuchiapingian or 259.90000 to 254.17000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Wuchiapingian259.9 - 254.17Madagascar (Diana) Nautilus molengraafi (81973)