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Megaphyllites
Taxonomy
Megaphyllites was named by Mojsisovics (1879) [Sepkoski's age data: Tr Olen-u Tr Rhae Sepkoski's reference number: 302,1066].
It was assigned to Pinacoceratidae by von Mojsisovics (1882); to Ceratitida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Megaphyllitidae by von Mojsisovics (1896), Spath (1951), Astakhova (1971), Tozer (1981), Fantini Sestini (1994), Tozer (1994), Fantini Sestini (1996), Lukeneder and Lukeneder (2014).
It was assigned to Pinacoceratidae by von Mojsisovics (1882); to Ceratitida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Megaphyllitidae by von Mojsisovics (1896), Spath (1951), Astakhova (1971), Tozer (1981), Fantini Sestini (1994), Tozer (1994), Fantini Sestini (1996), Lukeneder and Lukeneder (2014).
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1879 | Megaphyllites Mojsisovics |
| 1882 | Megaphyllites von Mojsisovics |
| 1896 | Megaphyllites von Mojsisovics |
| 1951 | Megaphyllites Spath p. 138 |
| 1971 | Megaphyllites Astakhova p. 79 |
| 1981 | Megaphyllites Tozer p. 92 |
| 1994 | Megaphyllites Fantini Sestini |
| 1994 | Megaphyllites Tozer p. 91 |
| 1996 | Megaphyllites Fantini Sestini |
| 2002 | Megaphyllites Sepkoski |
| 2014 | Megaphyllites Lukeneder and Lukeneder p. 382 |
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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.
G. †Megaphyllites Mojsisovics 1879
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†Megaphyllites applanatus von Mojsisovics 1873
†Megaphyllites chiosensis Fantini Sestini 1981
†Megaphyllites compressus Shevyrev 1995
†Megaphyllites evolutus Welter 1922
†Megaphyllites gebzensis Fantini Sestini 1988
†Megaphyllites humilis von Mojsisovics 1873
†Megaphyllites insectus von Mojsisovics 1873
†Megaphyllites jarbas Münster 1841
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Invalid names: Ammonites umbilicatus Klipstein 1843 [synonym]
†Megaphyllites johannisboehmi Pompeckj 1895
†Megaphyllites obolus von Mojsisovics 1882
†Megaphyllites oenipontanus von Mojsisovics 1882
†Megaphyllites procerus Arthaber 1896
†Megaphyllites prometheus Shevyrev 1961
†Megaphyllites sandalinus von Mojsisovics 1869
†Megaphyllites transiens von Mojsisovics 1873
†Megaphyllites wildhorsensis Bucher 1992
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
| part | N | mean | minimum | maximum | median | s.d. | |
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| shell height | 42 | 12.4 | 5.00 | 44.0 | 12.0 | 7.23 | |
| shell diameter | 42 | 22.4 | 9.20 | 74.0 | 21.9 | 12.1 | |
| shell inflation | 42 | 0.066 | 0.001 | 5.00 | 0.550 | 1.03 |
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Collections (130 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spathian | Romania | M. sp. (216985) | |
| Aegean | Greece (Epidavros) | M. sp., M. chiosensis (211423) | |
| Aegean | Greece | M. chiosensis (143851 143855) | |
| Aegean | Russian Federation | M. compressus (99520) M. sp. (99518) | |
| Aegean - Bithynian | China (Qinghai) | M. evolutus (102912) | |
| Anisian | Bosnia and Herzegovina | M. sandalinus (206722 206726 206732) | |
| Anisian | Italy (Trentino) | M. sandalinus (212334) | |
| Anisian | Austria (Innsbruck) | M. oenipontanus (202274 202275) | |
| Anisian - Ladinian | Italy (Udine) | M. jarbas (201597) | |
| Middle Triassic | Slovenia | M. oenipontanus (203357) | |
| Middle Triassic | Italy (Trento) | M. obolus (202272 202273) | |
| Bithynian | USA (Nevada) | M. wildhorsensis (109763 109764 109767 112709 112710 112711 112712 112713 112714 112716 112717 112720 112732 112735 112736 112738 112776 112792) | |
| Bithynian | Russian Federation | M. compressus (99531) M. prometheus (99509 99511) M. prometheus, M. compressus (99523) | |
| Bithynian | Greece (Epidavros) | M. sp. (211424) | |
| Bithynian | Türkiye | M. gebzensis (143940 143949 143951 143970) M. gebzensis, M. procerus (143917 143945) M. procerus (143863 143918 143921) | |
| Bithynian | Romania | M. prometheus (197722) | |
| Pelsonian | Türkiye | M. gebzensis (143954 143956 143957 143973) M. gebzensis, M. procerus (143959) M. procerus (143961) | |
| Pelsonian | Greece (Epidavros) | M. sandalinus (211429) | |
| Pelsonian - Illyrian | Austria | M. procerus (186975) | |
| Pelsonian - Tuvalian | Türkiye (Anatolia) | M. jarbas (204521) M. jarbas, M. humilis (204518) M. procerus (204511) | |
| Illyrian | Greece (Epidavros) | M. sandalinus (211431) | |
| Illyrian | Italy (Bergamo) | M. sp. (33394 33395 211565) | |
| Illyrian | Italy | M. sp. (233832) | |
| Illyrian | Austria | M. sandalinus (136996) M. sp. (126955) | |
| Illyrian | Italy (Trentino) | M. sp. (213258) | |
| Fassanian | Italy (Bergamo) | M. oenipontanus (211556) M. sp. (33375) | |
| Fassanian | Greece (Epidavros) | M. jarbas (211434) | |
| Ladinian | Italy (Belluno) | M. obolus (212336) | |
| Ladinian | Italy (Udine) | M. obolus (211815) | |
| Ladinian | Italy (Lecco) | M. obolus (211844 211850) | |
| Ladinian | Italy (Bergamo) | M. oenipontanus (211551) | |
| Ladinian | China (Guangxi) | M. oenipontanus (44947) | |
| Longobardian | Malaysia (Kelantan) | M. jarbas (211342) | |
| Longobardian | Italy (Bergamo) | M. oenipontanus (211549) | |
| Julian | Slovenia | M. jarbas (85174) | |
| Julian | Italy | Ammonites umbilicatus (145649) Ceratites jarbas (137429) | |
| Julian | Türkiye | M. jarbas (154846) | |
| Julian | Austria | M. jarbas, Pinacoceras humile, Pinacoceras applanatum (159521) M. obolus (159522) Pinacoceras humile, Pinacoceras applanatum (159576) Pinacoceras jarbas (159524 159528 159532 159577) | |
| Julian | Romania | M. jarbas (160170) | |
| Carnian | USA (California) | M. jarbas (205009) | |
| Carnian | Bosnia and Herzegovina | M. jarbas (206617) M. jarbas, M. applanatus (206614) | |
| Carnian - Norian | Nepal (Byans) | M. sp. (214671) | |
| Late/Upper Triassic - Sinemurian | Chile (Chañaral) | M. sp. (223804) | |
| Tuvalian | Austria | M. humilis (158936) Pinacoceras humile (159542 159552) | |
| Tuvalian | China (Yunnan) | M. jarbas (165395) | |
| Tuvalian | Oman | M. applanatus (49419) | |
| Lacian | Austria | M. insectus (159899) M. insectus, M. transiens (158950) Pinacoceras humile (159541) Pinacoceras insectum (159516) Pinacoceras transiens (159573) | |
| Lacian | Slovenia | M. insectus (159550) | |
| Norian | Nepal (Byans) | M. sp. (214672) | |
| Norian | Austria | Pinacoceras insectum (159571 159572) | |
| Norian | Hungary | M. jarbas (73270) | |
| Norian - Rhaetian | Russian Federation | M. insectus (39315) | |
| Alaunian | Austria | M. insectus (159886) Pinacoceras humile (159574) | |
| Sevatian | Tajikistan | M. insectus (151033 151040) | |
| Sevatian | Ukraine | M. insectus (150943) | |
| Rhaetian | Russian Federation | M. insectus (143992 143993 144000 144002 214883 214915) | |
| Rhaetian | Germany | M. johannisboehmi (173613) M. sp. (173614) | |
| Rhaetian | Canada (British Columbia) | M. sp. (137114) | |
| Rhaetian | Austria | M. insectus (159555 159970) Pinacoceras insectum (159569) |