Librovitschiceras

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
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Cephalopoda
Subclass:
Nautiloidea
Order:
Nautilida
Superfamily:
Aipocerataceae
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
    • Bernhard Kummel, 1964. Nautiloidea - Nauilida; Treatise on Invertebrate Paleontology, Part K. Geological Society of America.
    • Fossilworks, Librovitschiceras


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