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Liroceras

Cephalopoda - Nautilida - Liroceratidae

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1931Nautilus (Coloceras) Reed
1940Liroceras Teichert
1949Liroceras Miller and Youngquist
1964Liroceras Teichert et al. p. 444
2002Coloceras Sepkoski
2002Liroceras Sepkoski
2014Liroceras Barskov and Shilovsky p. 1381
2019Liroceras Miao et al. p. 343

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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

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. †Liroceras Teichert 1940
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Liroceras bakhense Reed 1944
Liroceras chenxianense Liang 1984
Liroceras devjatovense Shimanskiy 1967
Liroceras excentricum Eichwald 1857
Liroceras fornicatum Shimanskiy 1967
Liroceras gardenense Prinoth and Posenato 2007
Liroceras globulare Hyatt 1893
Liroceras hsuyuchiani Zhao 1954
Liroceras hunanense Zhao 1954
Liroceras involutum Zhao 1954
Liroceras karaouii Korn and Klug 2023
Liroceras korulkense Yakovlev 1899
Liroceras leitrimense Ramsbottom and Moore 1961
Liroceras lichuanense Wu and Kuang 1992
Liroceras liratum Girty 1912
Liroceras meishanense Zhao et al. 1978
Liroceras missouriensis Swallow 1858
Liroceras molengraafi Haniel 1915
Liroceras orientale Zhao 1954
Liroceras praelunense Shimanskiy 1967
Liroceras ruzhencevi Shimanskiy 1967
Liroceras salomonensis Gemmellaro 1889
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]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
shell height3519.27.40134.018.725.7
shell diameter3537.114.0294.038.046.5
shell inflation351.170.00121.06.706.19

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: base of the Chadian to the top of the Changhsingian or 346.70000 to 252.17000 Ma

Collections (86 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Chadian - Arundian346.7 - 340.0Russian Federation L. praelunense (166467 166517)
Asbian340.0 - 336.0Morocco L. karaouii (231792)
Asbian340.0 - 336.0United Kingdom (Northern Ireland) L. sp. (224469)
Brigantian336.0 - 330.9Ireland L. grundense, L. leitrimense (224288) L. occlusor (224293 224294 224458 224460 224462) L. schaelkense (224457 224466) L. schaelkense, L. occlusor (224459)
Brigantian336.0 - 330.9Morocco L. vermis (157749)
Brigantian336.0 - 330.9Russian Federation L. fornicatum (166358 166481)
Pendleian330.9 - 327.0Russian Federation (Orenburg) L. ruzhencevi (166475)
Pendleian330.9 - 327.0Kazakhstan L. ruzhencevi (8421 166476)
Pendleian330.9 - 327.0USA (Arkansas) L. sp. (175860)
Serpukhovian330.9 - 323.2Russian Federation L. excentricum (166482 166518)
Arnsbergian327.0 - 323.7United Kingdom (England) L. lunense (8442)
Arnsbergian327.0 - 323.7USA (California) L. sp. (217143)
Morrowan323.2 - 318.6USA (Ohio) Coloceras sp. (71998)
Morrowan323.2 - 318.6USA (Arizona) L. sp. (42672)
Morrowan323.2 - 318.6USA (Arkansas) L. sp. (43362)
Bashkirian323.2 - 315.2Ukraine L. sp. (228670)
Westphalian318.7 - 307.5USA (Kentucky) L. sp. (52864)
Desmoinesian312.8 - 306.0USA (Texas) L. sp. (216619)
Desmoinesian312.8 - 306.0USA (Missouri) L. liratum (70135)
Desmoinesian312.8 - 306.0USA (Pennsylvania) Endobolus missouriensis (184098) Endolobus missouriensis (184081)
Desmoinesian312.8 - 306.0USA (Oklahoma) L. liratum (91530)
Podolskian311.45 - 309.0Russian Federation L. devjatovense (166514)
Missourian306.0 - 303.7USA (Texas) L. sp. (49988)
Virgilian303.7 - 298.9USA (Illinois) L. liratum (50219)
Virgilian303.7 - 298.9USA (Texas) L. liratum (217895 217903 220414 225019) L. sp. (217897 217906 217908 217952 217965 217992) L. sp., L. liratum (217893 217905)
Asselian298.9 - 295.5Russian Federation (Bashkortostan) L. shakhtauense (204136)
Asselian298.9 - 295.5USA (Wyoming) Coloceras sp. (113082)
Sakmarian293.52 - 290.1Canada (Yukon) L. sp. (115744 115745)
Sakmarian293.52 - 290.1Russian Federation L. korulkense (116786)
Sakmarian293.52 - 290.1USA (New Mexico) L. sp. (39154)
Artinskian290.1 - 279.3USA (Texas) L. globulare (90007 108766 113418) Nautilus sp. (119870)
Artinskian290.1 - 279.3Kazakhstan L. sp. (116788)
Kungurian279.3 - 272.3China (Hunan) L. didmyoaurise (124021)
Kungurian279.3 - 272.3China Coloceras sinensis (124006) L. sp., Peripetoceras hsuyuchiani, L. sinense, L. orientale, Ephippioceras involutum, Ephippioceras hunanense (66112)
Roadian272.3 - 268.8Oman L. sp. (102388)
Roadian272.3 - 268.8Russian Federation L. volgense (111240)
Wordian266.9 - 264.28Italy Endolobus salomonensis (108566 108673)
Wordian266.9 - 264.28Mexico (Coahuila) L. sp. (62902)
Wuchiapingian259.9 - 254.17Madagascar (Diana) Nautilus waterloti (119511) Nautilus waterloti, Nautilus molengraafi (81973)
Wuchiapingian259.9 - 254.17Pakistan L. bakhense (126993)
Wuchiapingian259.9 - 254.17Iran L. sp. (119043)
Wuchiapingian259.9 - 254.17Azerbaijan Nautilus excentricus (232366)
Wuchiapingian259.9 - 254.17Tajikistan L. sp. (95475)
Changhsingian254.17 - 252.17Iran L. sp. (119051 119081)
Changhsingian254.17 - 252.17China (Hunan) L. chenxianense (105918)
Changhsingian (interglacial)254.17 - 252.17China (Guizhou) L. orientale, L. lichuanense (218367)
Changhsingian254.17 - 252.17China (Guizhou) L. sp. (121690)
Changhsingian254.17 - 252.17China (Zhejiang) L. meishanense (121648 121649)
Changhsingian254.17 - 252.17Italy L. gardenense (95453 95454 95458)
Changhsingian254.17 - 252.17Italy (Trentino-Alto Adige) L. sp. (81526 81527)