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Lituitida

Cephalopoda - Lituitida

Taxonomy
Lituitida was named by Starobogatov (1983).

It was reranked as the order Lituitina by Dzik (1984); it was reranked as the suborder Lituitina by Kröger (2013).

It was assigned to Nautiloidea by Shevyrev (2006); to Cephalopoda by Kröger et al. (2007), Kröger (2008); to Orthocerida by Dzik (1984), Kröger (2013); and to Orthoceratoidea by Pohle et al. (2022).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1983Lituitida Starobogatov
1984Lituitina Dzik
2006Lituitida Shevyrev
2007Lituitida Kröger et al.
2008Lituitida Kröger p. 63
2013Lituitina Kröger
2022Lituitida Pohle et al. p. 21

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
RankNameAuthor
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassOrthoceratoidea(M'Coy 1844)
orderLituitidaStarobogatov 1983
orderLituitidaStarobogatov 1983

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.

Or. †Lituitida Starobogatov 1983
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Fm. †Lamellorthoceratidae Teichert 1961
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G. †Arthrophyllum Beyrich 1850
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†Arthrophyllum crassus Roemer 1844
†Arthrophyllum vermiculare Termier and Termier 1950
Invalid names: Eoteuthis Stürmer 1985 [nomen vanum], Eoteuthis elfriedae Stürmer 1985 [nomen vanum], Lamellorthoceras Termier and Termier 1950 [synonym]
G. †Gorgonoceras Zhuravleva 1961
Fm. †Lituitidae Philips 1848
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G. †Ancistroceras Remele 1881
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G. †Angelinoceras Hyatt 1894
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†Angelinoceras latus Angelin 1880
G. †Bodoceras Frye 1982
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†Bodoceras torticoni Frye 1982
G. †Cyclolituites Remelé 1886
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†Cyclolituites applanatus Remele 1880
†Cyclolituites kjerulfi Sweet 1958
†Cyclolituites lynnensis Kjerulf 1865
G. †Holmiceras Hyatt 1894
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†Holmiceras coreanicum Kobayashi 1927
†Holmiceras kjaerulfi Brogger 1882
†Holmiceras kjerulfi Brogger 1882
Invalid names: Sigmorthoceras Kobayashi 1934 [synonym]
G. †Lituites Bertrand 1763
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†Lituites angulatus Saemann 1852
†Lituites imperfectum Wahlenberg 1821
†Lituites kjerulfi Brogger 1882
†Lituites lituus Montfort 1808
†Lituites perfectus Wahlenberg 1818
G. †Trilacinoceras Sweet 1958
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Fm. †Sinoceratidae Shimizu and Obata 1935
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G. †Rhynchorthoceras Remelé 1882
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†Rhynchorthoceras minor Kröger et al. 2007
Invalid names: Rhynchoceras Remele 1881 [replaced]
G. †Tyrioceras Strand 1933
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†Tyrioceras kjaerulfi Strand 1934
†Tyrioceras kjerulfi Strand 1934
†Tyrioceras warburgae Frye 1982
Fm. †Sphooceratidae Flower 1962
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G. †Sphooceras Flower 1962
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†Sphooceras truncatum Barrande 1860
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragoniteo
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: fast-movingc
Life habit: nektonico
Diet: carnivoreo
Vision: well-developedc
Created: 2009-05-17 02:48:12
Modified: 2009-05-17 04:48:12
Source: o = order, c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Floian to the top of the Early/Lower Emsian or 477.10000 to 399.50000 Ma

Collections (120 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Floian477.1 - 471.3Canada (Newfoundland and Labrador) Cyclolituites americanus (100026)
Arenig - Early/Lower Llanvirn477.1 - 461.1Argentina Angelinoceras sp. (8720)
Volkhov - Valaste471.3 - 465.9Norway (Oslo Asker) Holmiceras kjerulfi (164158)
Darriwilian469.4 - 458.2Argentina (San Juan) Rhynchorthoceras minor (87618)
Kunda469.1 - 464.3Estonia (Lääne-Viru) Lituites sp., Rhynchorthoceras sp. (87731)
Kunda469.1 - 464.3Norway Rhynchorthoceras sp., Holmiceras kjaerulfi (163121)
Abereiddian468.0 - 461.1United Kingdom (Wales) Rhynchorthoceras sp. (89450)
Early/Lower Llanvirn468.0 - 461.1China (JiangSu) Ancistroceras sp. (7939)
Early/Lower Llanvirn468.0 - 461.1Argentina Lituites sp. (8870)
Oretanian468.0 - 461.0Spain (Toledo) Trilacinoceras sp. (20898)
Llanvirn468.0 - 458.2China (Guizhou) Rhynchorthoceras sp. (4753)
Llanvirn468.0 - 458.2South Korea (Kangwon-do) Orthoceras coreanicum, Holmiceras coreanicum (56171)
Llanvirn468.0 - 458.2China (JiangSu) Ancistroceras sp. (7932)
Llanvirn468.0 - 458.2South Korea (Kangweondo (Gangwon-do)) Holmiceras coreanicum (89526 89527 89528 89529 89530 89532)
Aseri464.3 - 461.4Estonia (Lääne) Lituites sp. (195659 195660)
Aseri464.3 - 461.4Norway (Nes-Hamar) Ancistroceras undulatum, Rhynchorthoceras helgoeyense, Trilacinoceras discors, Trilacinoceras norvegicum, Cyclolituites lynnensis (56194) Rhynchorthoceras helgoeyense (164161)
Aseri464.3 - 461.4Norway (Hadeland) Trilacinoceras discors, Cyclolituites lynnensis, Cyclolituites kjerulfi (164171)
Aseri - Uhaku464.3 - 458.0Norway Lituites perfectus (164167)
Aseri - Uhaku464.3 - 458.0Norway (Oslo-Asker) Lituites lituus (56196)
Aseri - Uhaku464.3 - 458.0Norway (Oslo) Lituites lituus (164163) Rhynchorthoceras angelini (164148)
Aseri - Uhaku464.3 - 458.0Norway (Oslo Asker) Lituites perfectus (164165) Trilacinoceras discors (164168)
Aseri - Uhaku464.3 - 458.0Norway (Nes-Hamar) Lituites perfectus (164166)
Lasnamagi461.4 - 459.7Sweden (Siljan) Lituites perfectus (192378) Lituites sp., Trilacinoceras sp. (2943)
Lasnamagi461.4 - 459.7Sweden (Dalarna) Lituites sp. (192380) Lituites sp., Lituites minutus (192382)
Lasnamagi461.4 - 459.7Latvia Lituites sp. (207199)
Lasnamagi461.4 - 459.7Sweden Lituites sp., Rhynchorthoceras sp. (2933)
Lasnamagi461.4 - 459.7Lithuania Lituites lituus (207234) Lituites sp. (207200)
Early/Lower Llandeilo461.1 - 458.2China (AnHui) Lituites sp. (7839)
Early/Lower Llandeilo461.1 - 458.2Sweden Ancistroceras sp. (2930 2932) Ancistroceras sp., Lituites sp. (2939 2940)
Early/Lower Llandeilo461.1 - 458.2Norway Lituites sp., Rhynchorthoceras sp., Trilacinoceras sp. (2950)
Early/Lower Llandeilo461.1 - 458.2China (Hubei) Lituites sp. (4711)
Late/Upper Llandeilo461.1 - 458.2Norway Ancistroceras sp., Angelinoceras sp., Lituites sp., Trilacinoceras sp. (3250)
Late/Upper Llanvirn461.1 - 458.2China (Guizhou) Rhynchorthoceras sp. (7340)
Late/Upper Llanvirn461.1 - 458.2China (JiangSu) Rhynchorthoceras sp. (7938)
Late/Upper Llanvirn461.1 - 458.2Sweden Ancistroceras sp., Angelinoceras sp., Lituites sp., Rhynchorthoceras sp. (2942) Ancistroceras sp., Cyclolituites sp., Lituites sp. (2931) Angelinoceras sp. (2929)
Late/Upper Llanvirn461.1 - 458.2China (Hubei) Ancistroceras sp. (4712)
Llandeilo461.1 - 458.2China (Sichuan) Lituites sp. (7657)
Llandeilo461.1 - 458.2China (Guizhou) Cyclolituites sp., Lituites sp. (4752)
Llandeilo461.1 - 458.2China (JiangSu) Lituites sp. (7874)
Llandeilo461.1 - 458.2China (Hunan) Trilacinoceras sp. (7690)
Llandeilo461.1 - 458.2China (ShanXi) Lituites sp. (8008 8010)
Llandeilo461.1 - 458.2China (AnHui) Lituites sp. (7851)
Middle Llandeilo - Late/Upper Llandeilo461.1 - 458.2China (Hubei) Lituites sp. (4710)
Uhaku - Aseri459.7 - 461.4Norway (Oslo Asker) Lituites lituus (164162) Trilacinoceras discors (164169)
Costonian - Harnagian458.2 - 457.2China (Hubei) Cyclolituites sp., Lituites sp. (4708)
Harnagian - Longvillian458.2 - 455.0China (Sichuan) Lituites sp. (7645)
Soudleyan - Marshbrookian458.2 - 454.0China (Hubei) Ancistroceras sp. (4691)
Soudleyan - Marshbrookian458.2 - 454.0Norway Rhynchorthoceras sp. (2945) Rhynchorthoceras sp., Tyrioceras sp. (2947)
Soudleyan - Marshbrookian458.2 - 454.0China (Yunnan) Lituites sp. (7334)
Caradoc458.2 - 449.5China (XinJiang) Ancistroceras sp. (20801) Cyclolituites sp., Trilacinoceras sp. (20802)
Kukruse458.0 - 456.8Norway (Hadeland) Lituites lituus (164164)
Kukruse458.0 - 456.8Norway (Oslo Asker) Ancistroceras undulatum (164145 164159 164160) Angelinoceras sp. (164146)
Idavere - Keila458.0 - 452.8Norway (Oslo-Asker) Rhynchorthoceras helgoeyense (162627)
Blackriveran457.3 - 449.6Canada (Newfoundland and Labrador) Rhynchorthoceras blackduckense (27490 27491)
Longvillian457.2 - 455.0China (JiangSu) Lituites sp. (7931 7937)
Longvillian - Marshbrookian457.2 - 454.0China (Hunan and Hubei) Lituites sp., Trilacinoceras sp. (7715)
Longvillian - Marshbrookian457.2 - 454.0China (Hunan) Trilacinoceras sp. (7689)
Longvillian - Marshbrookian457.2 - 454.0China (AnHui) Lituites sp. (7850)
Longvillian - Marshbrookian457.2 - 454.0China (Anhui) Trilacinoceras sp. (7836)
Longvillian - Marshbrookian457.2 - 454.0China (ShanXi) Lituites sp. (7884)
Keila - Oandu453.9 - 451.8Norway (Oslo) Tyrioceras sp. (164170)
Katian452.8 - 445.2Sweden (Dalarna) Tyrioceras warburgae, Bodoceras torticoni (89486) Tyrioceras warburgae, Bodoceras torticoni, Tyrioceras kjaerulfi (124939)
Vormsi449.9 - 449.5Norway (Oslo Asker) Tyrioceras sp. (164206)
Pusgillian - Rawtheyan449.5 - 445.2Norway (Ringerike) Tyrioceras kjerulfi (163026)
Pirgu - Porkuni449.5 - 443.1Sweden (Dalarne) Tyrioceras warburgae (73462)
Wenlock - Ludlow432.9 - 422.7Italy (Sardinia) Sphooceras sp. (26158)
Wenlock - Pridoli432.9 - 419.62Italy (Sardinia) Sphooceras truncatum (26163)
Wenlock - Silurian432.9 - 419.62USA (Wisconsin) Sphooceras sp. (13075 13107)
Homerian - Gorstian430.6 - 425.0Italy (Sardinia) Sphooceras truncatum (26167)
Gorstian426.7 - 425.0Italy (Sardinia) Sphooceras truncatum (26168 26178)
Gorstian - Ludfordian426.7 - 422.7Italy (Sardinia) Sphooceras truncatum (26181)
Ludlow426.7 - 422.7United Kingdom (Wales) Lituites ibex (74671 74805)
Ludfordian425.0 - 422.7Italy (Sardinia) Sphooceras truncatum (26169)
Ludfordian425.0 - 422.7Morocco Sphooceras truncatum (91456)
Lochkovian419.62 - 413.02Italy (Sardinia) Sphooceras sp. (26161)
Lochkovian419.62 - 413.02Morocco Arthrophyllum vermiculare (91483)
Pragian413.02 - 410.62Morocco Arthrophyllum vermiculara (208258) Arthrophyllum vermiculare (91611 91631 91724 208259)
Pragian - Middle Givetian413.02 - 383.4Morocco Arthrophyllum vermiculare (208110)
Early/Lower Emsian410.62 - 399.5Germany (Rhineland-Palatinate) Eoteuthis elfriedae (238148)
Early/Lower Emsian410.62 - 399.5Germany (Gemuenden) Arthrophyllum sp. (26903)
Early/Lower Emsian410.62 - 399.5Morocco Arthrophyllum vermiculare (150360 150363)
Daleje410.62 - 393.47Morocco Arthrophyllum vermiculare (92075)
Zlichovian410.62 - 393.47Morocco Arthrophyllum vermiculare (91746 91748 91749)