Basic info Taxonomic history Classification Included Taxa
Morphology Ecology and taphonomy External Literature Search Age range and collections

Liroceras involutum

Cephalopoda - Nautilida - Liroceratidae

Taxonomy
Ephippioceras involutum was named by Zhao (1954). Its type specimen is IGAS 7139 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Changlingpu, Tanchiashan, Xiangtan County (Chao coll), which is in a Kungurian coastal mudstone in China.

It was recombined as Liroceras involutum by Xu (1977).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1954Ephippioceras involutum Zhao p. 14 figs. Pl 5, figs 12-14
1977Liroceras involutum Xu p. 550 figs. Pl 207, fig 7

Is something missing? Join the Paleobiology Database and enter the data

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

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 involutum Zhao 1954
show all | hide all
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available