Cephalopoda - Phylloceratida - Discophyllitidae
Alternative spelling: Rhacophyllites (Discophyllites)
Parent taxon: Discophyllitidae according to E. T. Tozer 1994
See also Sepkoski 2002, Smith 1927, Spath 1934, Tozer 1981, von Mojsisovics 1902 and Wiedmann 1970
Sister taxa: Indigirophyllites, Rhacophyllites, Tragorhacoceras
Subtaxa: Discophyllites ebneri Discophyllites insignis Discophyllites nikolaevi Discophyllites patens
Type: Lytoceras patens
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution:
• Kaihikuan of United States (1: Nevada collection)
• Triassic of Austria (2), Canada (2: British Columbia), Colombia (1), India (1), Indonesia (5), Nepal (3), New Zealand (3), the Russian Federation (6), United States (4: Alaska, California, Oregon)
Total: 28 collections including 30 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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