Biology:Lorieroceras
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| Lorieroceras Temporal range: Lochkovian-Pragian
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| Reconstruction of L. lorieri | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Cephalopoda |
| Subclass: | Nautiloidea |
| Order: | †Oncocerida |
| Family: | †Nothoceratidae |
| Genus: | †Lorieroceras Foeste, 1926 |
| Species: | †L. lorieri
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| Binomial name | |
| †Lorieroceras lorieri (Barrande, 1870)
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| Synonyms | |
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Trochoceras lorieri Barrande, 1870 | |
Lorieroceras lorieri is an extinct oncocerid nautilitoidean cephalopod belonging to the family Nothoceratidae. Fossils are found in Lower Devonian marine strata of France . Its shell is unusual among nautiloids in that it is a loosely coiled, turban-shaped helix that is sinistrally coiled.
References
- Sweet, W.C. 1964; Nautiloidea -Oncocerida; Treatise on Invertebrate Paleontology, Part K ; Geological Society of America and University of Kansas press; Teichert and Moore (eds).
- Sepkoski Cephalopod Genera
Wikidata ☰ Q28432707 entry
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