Palaeophyllites steinmanni Welter 1922 (ammonite)

Cephalopoda - Phylloceratida - Palaeophyllitidae

Synonyms: Monophyllites (Palaeophyllites) praekieperti Renz and Renz 1948, Monophyllites (Palaeophyllites) thalmanni Renz and Renz 1948, Palaeophyllites praekieperti Renz and Renz 1948, Palaeophyllites thalmanni Renz and Renz 1948

Full reference: O. A. Welter. 1922. Die Ammoniten der Unteren Trias von Timor. Palaeontologie von Timor 11:83-160

Belongs to Palaeophyllites according to D. Mertmann and V. Jacobshagen 2003

See also Germani 1997, Kummel 1969, Renz and Renz 1948, Spath 1934 and Welter 1922

Sister taxa: Palaeophyllites admirandus, Palaeophyllites mishkini

Type specimens:

  • Palaeophyllites steinmanni: Its type locality is Nifoekoko, Niki Niki (Block "E" beds), which is in a Spathian carbonate limestone in Indonesia
  • Monophyllites (Palaeophyllites) praekieperti: Its type locality is Maradovuno, Chios, which is in a Spathian slope lime mudstone in Greece.
  • Palaeophyllites praekieperti:
  • Palaeophyllites thalmanni: Its type locality is Maradovuno, Chios, which is in a Spathian slope lime mudstone in Greece.

Ecology: nektonic carnivore

Average measurements (in mm): shell diameter 29.4

Distribution:

• Triassic of Albania (1 collection), Greece (2), Indonesia (2)

Total: 5 collections including 6 occurrences

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