The cephalopods of the Boda Limestone, Late Ordovician, of Dalarna, Sweden
Author
Kröger, Björn
text
European Journal of Taxonomy
2013
2013-03-27
41
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journal article
http://dx.doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2013.41
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Genus
Tyrioceras
Strand, 1934
Type
species
Tyrioceras kjaerulfi
Strand, 1934
, Furuholmen, Asker District,
Norway
, Grimsøy Formation, late Katian, Late Ordovician; by original designation.
Emended diagnosis
Large straight, compressed to depressed conch cross section; ornamented with broad bands or narrower raised transverse lines, which form broad and well marked, but not very deep ventral sinus with ventrolateral and dorso-lateral salients, siphuncle eccentric; septal necks orthochoanitic, relatively long, siphuncular segments tubular.
Remarks
The external characters of this genus where described in detail by
Strand (1934)
and
Frye (1982)
. Originally the diagnosis of the genus was based only on the
type
species. In order to include
T
.
warburgae
Frye, 1982
, which is similar to the
type
in many aspects, but differs in having a depressed, more rapidly expanding conch, the diagnosis is emended.
The placement of
Tyrioceras
within the
Lituitina
, was formerly based on the characteristically curved ornamentation alone, and therefore was somewhat questionable. The details of the internal characters, now known from
T
.
warburgae
,
support these earlier assumptions. The shape and extent of the cameral deposits in
T
.
warburgae
are very similar to those of other lituitins. A syn-vivo dissolution of the connecting ring, which is typical of lituitins, is indicated by epichoanitic deposits (
Figs 29
,
30
). Additionally, voluminous epi-, hyposeptal and mural deposits, and relatively long septal necks are very characteristic for
Lituitina
. The assignment within the family of
Sinoceratidae
is after
Dzik (1984)
.