Lorieroceras
| Lorieroceras Temporal range: Lochkovian-Pragian
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| Genus: | Lorieroceras Foeste, 1926
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| Lorieroceras lorieri (Barrande, 1870)
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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
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