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Liroceras bakhense

Cephalopoda - Nautilida - Liroceratidae

Taxonomy
Liroceras bakhense was named by Reed (1944). Its type specimen is GSI 17242, a shell, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Main nala, SW of pt 2338, N of Ghundi, Salt Range, which is in a Wuchiapingian marine sandstone in the Chhidru Formation of Pakistan.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1944Liroceras bakhense Reed p. 363 figs. Pl 61, fig 5

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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
speciesbakhense

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 bakhense Reed 1944
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmean
shell diameter141.0

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: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Wuchiapingian259.9 - 254.17Pakistan Liroceras bakhense (type locality: 126993)