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Ligeiceras inornatum

Cephalopoda - Nautilida - Nautilidae

Taxonomy
Nautilus inornatus was named by d'Orbigny (1843). Its type specimen is MNHN.F.B48600 and is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Cenoceras inornatus by Kummel (1956) and Enay et al. (1994); it was recombined as Ligeiceras inornatum by Barroso-Barcenilla (2011).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1843Nautilus inornatus d'Orbigny
1914Nautilus inornatus Pia p. 71 figs. Pl 9, fig 15
1956Cenoceras inornatus Kummel p. 376 figs. Pl 5, figs 1,2
1994Cenoceras inornatus Enay et al. p. 28
2011Ligeiceras inornatum Barroso-Barcenilla p. 396 figs. Pl 1, figs G-I; pl 2, figs A,B

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassNautiloideaAgassiz 1847
orderNautilidaAgassiz 1847
superfamilyNautiloidea(de Blainville 1825)
familyNautilidaede Blainville 1825
genusLigeiceras
speciesinornatum()

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.

Ligeiceras inornatum d'Orbigny 1843
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
shell height343.237.050.743.06.87
shell diameter377.064.589.779.012.6
shell inflation313.09.8015.514.53.04

Composition: aragoniteo
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: actively mobilef
Life habit: nektonicf
Diet: carnivoref
Vision: well-developedc
Created: 2009-09-27 10:10:59
Modified: 2009-09-27 12:10:59
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2003, Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Falciferum to the top of the Bajocian or 183.00000 to 168.30000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Falciferum183.0 - 182.0Spain Ligeiceras inornatum (171067)
Falciferum183.0 - 182.0Portugal Ligeiceras inornatum (171068)
Bifrons182.0 - 175.6Spain Ligeiceras inornatum (171066)
Bajocian170.3 - 168.3United Kingdom Cenoceras inornatus (170326)