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Liroceras waterloti

Cephalopoda - Nautilida - Liroceratidae

Taxonomy
Nautilus waterloti was named by Vaillant-Couturier Treat (1933). It is not a trace fossil. Its type locality is Ankitokazo region, which is in a Wuchiapingian coastal mudstone in the Lower Sakamena Formation of Madagascar.

It was recombined as Liroceras waterloti by Prinoth and Posenato (2007).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1933Nautilus waterloti Vaillant-Couturier Treat p. 21 figs. Pl 5, figs 1,2
2007Liroceras waterloti Prinoth and Posenato p. 156

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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
specieswaterloti()

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 waterloti Vaillant-Couturier Treat 1933
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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 2003, Kiessling 2004

Age range: Wuchiapingian or 259.90000 to 254.17000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Wuchiapingian259.9 - 254.17Madagascar (Diana) Nautilus waterloti (81973 type locality: 119511)