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Lituitida

Cephalopoda - Lituitida

Taxonomy
Lituitida was named by Starobogatov (1983).

It was reranked as the order Lituitina by Dzik (1984); it was reranked as the suborder Lituitina by Kröger (2013).

It was assigned to Nautiloidea by Shevyrev (2006); to Cephalopoda by Kröger et al. (2007) and Kröger (2008); to Orthocerida by Dzik (1984) and Kröger (2013); and to Orthoceratoidea by Pohle et al. (2022).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1983Lituitida Starobogatov
1984Lituitina Dzik
2006Lituitida Shevyrev
2007Lituitida Kröger et al.
2008Lituitida Kröger p. 63
2013Lituitina Kröger
2022Lituitida Pohle et al. p. 21

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

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.

Or. †Lituitida Starobogatov 1983
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Fm. †Lamellorthoceratidae Teichert 1961
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G. †Arthrophyllum Beyrich 1850
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†Arthrophyllum crassus Roemer 1844
†Arthrophyllum vermiculare Termier and Termier 1950
Invalid names: Lamellorthoceras Termier and Termier 1950 [synonym]
G. †Gorgonoceras Zhuravleva 1961
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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Fm. †Sinoceratidae Shimizu and Obata 1935
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G. †Rhynchorthoceras Remelé 1882
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†Rhynchorthoceras minor Kröger et al. 2007
Invalid names: Rhynchoceras Remele 1881 [replaced]
G. †Tyrioceras Strand 1933
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†Tyrioceras kjaerulfi Strand 1934
†Tyrioceras kjerulfi Strand 1934
†Tyrioceras warburgae Frye 1982
Fm. †Sphooceratidae Flower 1962
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G. †Sphooceras Flower 1962
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†Sphooceras truncatum Barrande 1860
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 Early/Lower Emsian or 471.10000 to 402.50000 Ma

Collections (118 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 - 464.3Norway Rhynchorthoceras sp., Holmiceras kjaerulfi (163121)
Kunda469.2 - 464.3Estonia (Lääne-Viru) Lituites sp., Rhynchorthoceras sp. (87731)
Abereiddian468.0 - 461.1United Kingdom (Wales) Rhynchorthoceras sp. (89450)
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 - 458.4China (Guizhou) Rhynchorthoceras sp. (4753)
Llanvirn468.0 - 458.4South Korea (Kangwon-do) Orthoceras coreanicum, Holmiceras coreanicum (56171)
Llanvirn468.0 - 458.4South Korea (Kangweondo (Gangwon-do)) Holmiceras coreanicum (89526 89527 89528 89529 89530 89532)
Llanvirn468.0 - 458.4China (JiangSu) Ancistroceras sp. (7932)
Darriwilian467.3 - 458.4Argentina (San Juan) Rhynchorthoceras minor (87618)
Early/Lower Llandeilo466.0 - 460.9China (Hubei) Lituites sp. (4711)
Early/Lower Llandeilo466.0 - 460.9China (AnHui) Lituites sp. (7839)
Early/Lower Llandeilo466.0 - 460.9Sweden Ancistroceras sp. (2930 2932) Ancistroceras sp., Lituites sp. (2939 2940)
Early/Lower Llandeilo466.0 - 460.9Norway Lituites sp., Rhynchorthoceras sp., Trilacinoceras sp. (2950)
Aseri463.5 - 460.9Estonia (Lääne) Lituites sp. (195659 195660)
Aseri463.5 - 460.9Norway (Hadeland) Trilacinoceras discors, Cyclolituites lynnensis, Cyclolituites kjerulfi (164171)
Aseri463.5 - 460.9Norway (Nes-Hamar) Ancistroceras undulatum, Rhynchorthoceras helgoeyense, Trilacinoceras discors, Trilacinoceras norvegicum, Cyclolituites lynnensis (56194) Rhynchorthoceras helgoeyense (164161)
Lasnamagi463.5 - 460.9Lithuania Lituites lituus (207234) Lituites sp. (207200)
Lasnamagi463.5 - 460.9Sweden (Dalarna) Lituites sp. (192380) Lituites sp., Lituites minutus (192382)
Lasnamagi463.5 - 460.9Sweden (Siljan) Lituites perfectus (192378) Lituites sp., Trilacinoceras sp. (2943)
Lasnamagi463.5 - 460.9Latvia Lituites sp. (207199)
Lasnamagi463.5 - 460.9Sweden Lituites sp., Rhynchorthoceras sp. (2933)
Late/Upper Llanvirn463.5 - 460.9Sweden Ancistroceras sp., Angelinoceras sp., Lituites sp., Rhynchorthoceras sp. (2942) Ancistroceras sp., Cyclolituites sp., Lituites sp. (2931) Angelinoceras sp. (2929)
Late/Upper Llanvirn463.5 - 460.9China (JiangSu) Rhynchorthoceras sp. (7938)
Late/Upper Llanvirn463.5 - 460.9China (Guizhou) Rhynchorthoceras sp. (7340)
Late/Upper Llanvirn463.5 - 460.9China (Hubei) Ancistroceras sp. (4712)
Aseri - Uhaku463.5 - 458.0Norway (Oslo) Lituites lituus (164163) Rhynchorthoceras angelini (164148)
Aseri - Uhaku463.5 - 458.0Norway (Nes-Hamar) Lituites perfectus (164166)
Aseri - Uhaku463.5 - 458.0Norway (Oslo Asker) Lituites perfectus (164165) Trilacinoceras discors (164168)
Aseri - Uhaku463.5 - 458.0Norway (Oslo-Asker) Lituites lituus (56196)
Aseri - Uhaku463.5 - 458.0Norway Lituites perfectus (164167)
Late/Upper Llandeilo461.1 - 458.4Norway Ancistroceras sp., Angelinoceras sp., Lituites sp., Trilacinoceras sp. (3250)
Llandeilo461.1 - 458.4China (ShanXi) Lituites sp. (8008 8010)
Llandeilo461.1 - 458.4China (JiangSu) Lituites sp. (7874)
Llandeilo461.1 - 458.4China (Sichuan) Lituites sp. (7657)
Llandeilo461.1 - 458.4China (Guizhou) Cyclolituites sp., Lituites sp. (4752)
Llandeilo461.1 - 458.4China (Hunan) Trilacinoceras sp. (7690)
Llandeilo461.1 - 458.4China (AnHui) Lituites sp. (7851)
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 - 454.0Norway Rhynchorthoceras sp. (2945) Rhynchorthoceras sp., Tyrioceras sp. (2947)
Soudleyan - Marshbrookian458.4 - 454.0China (Yunnan) Lituites sp. (7334)
Soudleyan - Marshbrookian458.4 - 454.0China (Hubei) Ancistroceras sp. (4691)
Caradoc458.4 - 449.5China (XinJiang) Ancistroceras sp. (20801) Cyclolituites sp., Trilacinoceras sp. (20802)
Kukruse458.0 - 456.8Norway (Oslo Asker) Ancistroceras undulatum (164145 164159 164160) Angelinoceras sp. (164146)
Kukruse458.0 - 456.8Norway (Hadeland) Lituites lituus (164164)
Idavere - Keila458.0 - 453.0Norway (Oslo-Asker) Rhynchorthoceras helgoeyense (162627)
Blackriveran457.3 - 449.6Canada (Newfoundland and Labrador) Rhynchorthoceras blackduckense (27490 27491)
Longvillian457.2 - 455.0China (JiangSu) Lituites sp. (7931 7937)
Longvillian - Marshbrookian457.2 - 454.0China (ShanXi) Lituites sp. (7884)
Longvillian - Marshbrookian457.2 - 454.0China (Hunan) Trilacinoceras sp. (7689)
Longvillian - Marshbrookian457.2 - 454.0China (Hunan and Hubei) Lituites sp., Trilacinoceras sp. (7715)
Longvillian - Marshbrookian457.2 - 454.0China (Anhui) Trilacinoceras sp. (7836)
Longvillian - Marshbrookian457.2 - 454.0China (AnHui) Lituites sp. (7850)
Keila - Oandu453.9 - 451.8Norway (Oslo) Tyrioceras sp. (164170)
Katian453.0 - 445.2Sweden (Dalarna) Tyrioceras warburgae, Bodoceras torticoni (89486) Tyrioceras warburgae, Bodoceras torticoni, Tyrioceras kjaerulfi (124939)
Vormsi449.9 - 449.5Norway (Oslo Asker) Tyrioceras sp. (164206)
Pusgillian - Rawtheyan449.5 - 445.2Norway (Ringerike) Tyrioceras kjerulfi (163026)
Pirgu - Porkuni449.5 - 443.7Sweden (Dalarne) Tyrioceras warburgae (73462)
Wenlock - Ludlow433.4 - 423.0Italy (Sardinia) Sphooceras sp. (26158)
Wenlock - Pridoli433.4 - 419.2Italy (Sardinia) Sphooceras truncatum (26163)
Wenlock - Silurian433.4 - 419.2USA (Wisconsin) Sphooceras sp. (13075 13107)
Homerian - Gorstian430.5 - 425.6Italy (Sardinia) Sphooceras truncatum (26167)
Gorstian427.4 - 425.6Italy (Sardinia) Sphooceras truncatum (26168 26178)
Gorstian - Ludfordian427.4 - 423.0Italy (Sardinia) Sphooceras truncatum (26181)
Ludlow427.4 - 423.0United Kingdom (Wales) Lituites ibex (74671 74805)
Ludfordian425.6 - 423.0Italy (Sardinia) Sphooceras truncatum (26169)
Ludfordian425.6 - 423.0Morocco Sphooceras truncatum (91456)
Lochkovian419.2 - 410.8Italy (Sardinia) Sphooceras sp. (26161)
Lochkovian419.2 - 410.8Morocco Arthrophyllum vermiculare (91483)
Pragian410.8 - 407.6Morocco Arthrophyllum vermiculara (208258) Arthrophyllum vermiculare (91611 91631 91724 208259)
Pragian - Middle Givetian410.8 - 380.2Morocco Arthrophyllum vermiculare (208110)
Early/Lower Emsian409.1 - 402.5Morocco Arthrophyllum vermiculare (150360 150363)
Zlichovian409.1 - 391.9Morocco Arthrophyllum vermiculare (91746 91748 91749)
Daleje407.6 - 393.3Morocco Arthrophyllum vermiculare (92075)