Cephalopoda - Phylloceratida - Discophyllitidae
Alternative combinations: Ammonites debilis, Diphyllites debilis, Discophyllites debilis, Phylloceras debile, Triphyllites debile
Synonyms: Ammonites neojurensis Quenstedt 1848, Diphyllites neojurensis Quenstedt 1848, Phylloceras neojurense Quenstedt 1848, Rhacophyllites neojurensis Quenstedt 1848
Belongs to Rhacophyllites according to A. A. Shevyrev 1995
See also Bychkov et al. 1976, Kummel 1960, Liang 1977, Rakús 1993, Shevyrev 1990, Spath 1934, Tozer 1994, Vavilov and Arkadiev 1986, von Mojsisovics 1873, von Mojsisovics 1902 and Wiedmann 1970
Sister taxa: Rhacophyllites bloosi, Rhacophyllites despectus, Rhacophyllites invalidus, Rhacophyllites kavasensis, Rhacophyllites pumilus, Rhacophyllites stella, Rhacophyllites zitteli
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Average measurements (in mm): shell diameter 40.1
Distribution:
• Triassic of Austria (18 collections), Canada (5: British Columbia, Yukon), China (1), Germany (2), Indonesia (2), New Zealand (5), the Russian Federation (5), Tajikistan (3), United States (3: Nevada)
Total: 44 collections including 50 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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