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Liroceras chenxianense

Cephalopoda - Nautilida - Liroceratidae

Taxonomy
Liroceras chenxianense was named by Liang (1984). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Dapaichong, Huatang, Chenxian County, which is in a Changhsingian shallow subtidal limestone in the Changxing Formation of China.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1984Liroceras chenxianense Liang p. 700 figs. Pl 2, figs 6,7

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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
specieschenxianense

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 chenxianense Liang 1984
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Diagnosis
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