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Rhacophyllites debilis

Cephalopoda - Phylloceratida - Discophyllitidae

Taxonomy
Ammonites debilis was named by Hauer (1846).

It was recombined as Phylloceras debile by von Mojsisovics (1873); it was recombined as Triphyllites debile by Julien (1911); it was recombined as Discophyllites debilis by Welter (1914); it was recombined as Diphyllites debilis by Spath (1934); it was recombined as Rhacophyllites debilis by von Mojsisovics (1902), Kummel (1960), Wiedmann (1970), Bychkov et al. (1976), Liang (1977), Vavilov and Arkadiev (1986), Shevyrev (1990), Rakús (1993), Tozer (1994), Shevyrev (1995).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1846Ammonites debilis Hauer p. 37 figs. Pl 22, fig 13
1848Ammonites neojurensis Quenstedt figs. Pl 19, figs 8a,b
1873Phylloceras debile von Mojsisovics p. 37 figs. Pl 22, fig 13
1873Phylloceras neojurense von Mojsisovics p. 37
1902Rhacophyllites debilis von Mojsisovics p. 319 figs. Pl 17, fig 2; pl 23, fig 4
1902Rhacophyllites neojurensis von Mojsisovics p. 319 figs. Pl 17, fig 1; pl 23, figs 2,3
1911Triphyllites debile Julien
1914Discophyllites debilis Welter
1934Diphyllites debilis Spath
1934Diphyllites neojurensis Spath
1960Rhacophyllites debilis Kummel
1970Rhacophyllites neojurensis Wiedmann p. 982 figs. 6c, 23c,d
1970Rhacophyllites debilis Wiedmann p. 984 fig. 23a,b
1976Rhacophyllites debilis Bychkov et al.
1977Rhacophyllites debilis Liang p. 80 figs. Pl 2, fig 12
1986Rhacophyllites debilis Vavilov and Arkadiev p. 46 figs. Pl 3, fig 8; text-fig 3c
1990Rhacophyllites debilis Shevyrev p. 146 figs. Pl 8, figs 7,8; text-fig 54
1993Rhacophyllites neojurensis Rakús p. 939 figs. Pl 2, figs 1,4,5; text-fig 6
1993Rhacophyllites debilis Rakús p. 940 figs. Pl 1, fig 8; text-fig 7
1994Rhacophyllites debilis Tozer p. 271 figs. Pl 136, figs 3a,b; pl 145, figs 6a,b; pl 147, figs 6a,b; text-figs 118d, 120n,o
1995Rhacophyllites debilis Shevyrev p. 141 figs. Pl 23, fig 5; text-fig 83

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderPhylloceratida(Zittel 1884)
superfamilyPhylloceratoidea(Zittel 1884)
familyDiscophyllitidaeSpath 1927
genusRhacophyllitesZittel 1884
speciesdebilis(Hauer 1846)

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Rhacophyllites debilis Hauer 1846
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Invalid names: Ammonites neojurensis Quenstedt 1848 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
shell height719.39.0029.225.38.42
shell diameter740.117.471.752.520.0
shell inflation713.07.0022.213.55.87

Composition: aragoniteo
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: nektonico
Diet: carnivoreo
Vision: well-developedc
Created: 2009-09-27 10:11:29
Modified: 2009-09-27 12:11:29
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004, Kiessling 2003

Age range: base of the Carnian to the top of the Rhaetian or 237.00000 to 201.40000 Ma

Collections (43 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ladinian - Otapirian241.464 - 201.4New Zealand Rhacophyllites debilis (135295)
Carnian237.0 - 227.3New Zealand (South Island) Rhacophyllites debilis (214517)
Carnian237.0 - 227.3New Zealand Rhacophyllites debilis (137489 201932)
Lacian227.3 - 215.38Austria Phylloceras debile, Phylloceras neojurense (159516) Phylloceras neojurense (159573) Rhacophyllites debilis, Rhacophyllites neojurensis (158950)
Norian227.3 - 205.7Germany Diphyllites neojurensis (215347)
Norian227.3 - 205.7Austria Phylloceras neojurense (159566)
Norian227.3 - 205.7Indonesia (Timor) Diphyllites neojurensis (205177)
Norian227.3 - 205.7Indonesia Diphyllites debilis, Diphyllites neojurensis (215348)
Otamitan221.0 - 217.0New Zealand Rhacophyllites debilis (134447)
Alaunian215.38 - 211.18Germany (Bavaria) Rhacophyllites neojurensis (218142)
Alaunian215.38 - 211.18China (Yunnan) Rhacophyllites debilis (165389)
Alaunian215.38 - 211.18Canada (British Columbia) Rhacophyllites debilis (137097)
Alaunian215.38 - 211.18Austria Phylloceras debile (159565) Phylloceras debile, Phylloceras neojurense (159515) Phylloceras neojurense (159568) Rhacophyllites neojurensis (160169)
Sevatian211.18 - 205.7Tajikistan Rhacophyllites debilis (151033 151036 151040)
Sevatian211.18 - 205.7Canada (Yukon) Rhacophyllites debilis (137119)
Sevatian211.18 - 205.7USA (Nevada) Rhacophyllites debilis (37242 37246)
Sevatian211.18 - 205.7Austria Phylloceras debile (159543 159549 159564) Phylloceras debile, Phylloceras neojurense (159544 159563)
Rhaetian205.7 - 201.4Russian Federation Rhacophyllites debilis (143992 143993 144000 177719)
Rhaetian205.7 - 201.4Canada (British Columbia) Rhacophyllites debilis (137036 137091 137968)
Rhaetian205.7 - 201.4Austria Phylloceras debile (159558 159559 159560 159561 159562)
Rhaetian205.7 - 201.4USA (Nevada) Rhacophyllites debilis (76608)