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Ligeiceras globulus

Cephalopoda - Nautilida - Nautilidae

Taxonomy
Cenoceras globulus was named by Rulleau (2008). Its type specimen is ML 8759, a shell, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is La Verpillière (Isère, Bifrons zone), which is in a Bifrons/Thouarsense carbonate limestone in France.

It was recombined as Ligeiceras globulus by Barroso-Barcenilla (2011).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2008Cenoceras globulus Rulleau p. 40 figs. Pl 12, fig 4; text-fig 8/3
2011Ligeiceras globulus Barroso-Barcenilla p. 402 figs. Pl 3, figs D-I

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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
speciesglobulus()

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 globulus Rulleau 2008
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
shell height733.111.545.038.011.0
shell diameter761.923.780.572.019.0
shell inflation79.293.8012.010.02.91

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 2004, Kiessling 2003, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Early/Lower Toarcian to the top of the Thouarsense or 183.00000 to 175.60000 Ma

Collections (8 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Toarcian183.0 - 182.0Spain Ligeiceras globulus (171075 171076)
Falciferum183.0 - 182.0Spain Ligeiceras globulus (171073 171078)
Bifrons182.0 - 175.6Portugal Ligeiceras globulus (171079)
Bifrons182.0 - 175.6Spain Ligeiceras globulus (171077)
Bifrons - Thouarsense182.0 - 175.6France Cenoceras globulus (type locality: 150353)
Thouarsense180.1 - 175.6France Cenoceras globulus (167410)