Librovitschiceras is a genus of nautilids, in the subclass Nautiloidea, with a triangular cross section, included in the family Aipoceratidae. Its exact relationship with other aipoceratids is uncertain. Whorls are in contact, the siphuncle is slightly removed from the venter, which has a deep sinus.
Librovitschiceras Temporal range: Late Carboniferous
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Cephalopoda |
Subclass: | Nautiloidea |
Order: | Nautilida |
Family: | †Aipoceratidae |
Genus: | †Librovitschiceras Shimanskiy, 1957 |
Librovitschiceras lived during the Late Carboniferous in what is now western Russia. Aipoceras and Asymptoceras are possibly related.
References
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- Bernhard Kummel, 1964. Nautiloidea - Nauilida; Treatise on Invertebrate Paleontology, Part K. Geological Society of America.
- Fossilworks, Librovitschiceras