Cephalopoda - Phylloceratida - Palaeophyllitidae
Alternative combination: Monophyllites dieneri
Synonyms: Eophyllites nopcsai Arthaber 1908, Eophyllites refractus Spath 1934, Monophyllites (Leiophyllites) rosae Renz and Renz 1948, Monophyllites (Schizophyllites) betilloni Renz and Renz 1948, Monophyllites betilloni Renz and Renz 1948, Monophyllites nopcsai Arthaber 1908, Ussurites decipiens Spath 1934
Full reference: G. Arthaber. 1908. Ueber die Entdeckung von Untertrias in Albanien und ihre faunistische Bewertung. Mitteilungen der Geologischen Gesellschaft in Wien 1:245-289
Belongs to Eophyllites according to D. Mertmann and V. Jacobshagen 2003
See also Arthaber 1908, Bando and Shimoyama 1974, Germani 1997, Kummel 1969, Renz and Renz 1948, Spath 1930, Spath 1934, Wang and Chen 1979 and Welter 1922
Sister taxa: Eophyllites acutus, Eophyllites crassus, Eophyllites orientalis, Eophyllites ziyunensis
Type specimens:
- Eophyllites dieneri: Its type locality is Kcira, which is in a Spathian marine limestone in the Han-Bulog Formation of Albania
- Eophyllites refractus: Its type locality is Kcira, which is in a Spathian marine limestone in the Han-Bulog Formation of Albania.
- Monophyllites (Leiophyllites) rosae: Its type locality is Maradovuno, Chios, which is in a Spathian slope lime mudstone in Greece.
- Monophyllites (Schizophyllites) betilloni: Its type locality is Maradovuno, Chios, which is in a Spathian slope lime mudstone in Greece.
- Monophyllites betilloni:
- Monophyllites nopcsai: Its type locality is Kcira, which is in a Spathian marine limestone in the Han-Bulog Formation of Albania.
- Ussurites decipiens: Its type locality is Kcira, which is in a Spathian marine limestone in the Han-Bulog Formation of Albania.
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Average measurements (in mm): shell diameter 50.0
Distribution:
• Triassic of Albania (4 collections), China (1), Greece (3)
Total: 8 collections including 12 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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