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Rhacophyllites
Taxonomy
Rhacophyllites was named by Zittel (1884) [Sepkoski's age data: Tr Carn-l Tr Rhae Sepkoski's reference number: 302]. It is not extant.
It was reranked as Phylloceras (Rhacophyllites) by De Stefani (1887).
It was assigned to Phylloceras by De Stefani (1887); to Discophyllitidae by Kummel (1960), Wiedmann (1970), Tozer (1981), Vavilov and Arkadiev (1986) and Tozer (1994); and to Phylloceratitida by Sepkoski (2002).
It was reranked as Phylloceras (Rhacophyllites) by De Stefani (1887).
It was assigned to Phylloceras by De Stefani (1887); to Discophyllitidae by Kummel (1960), Wiedmann (1970), Tozer (1981), Vavilov and Arkadiev (1986) and Tozer (1994); and to Phylloceratitida by Sepkoski (2002).
Synonyms
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Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1884 | Rhacophyllites Zittel |
| 1887 | Phylloceras (Rhacophyllites) De Stefani |
| 1911 | Triphyllites Julien |
| 1911 | Diphyllites Julien p. 129 |
| 1934 | Diphyllites Spath |
| 1960 | Rhacophyllites Kummel |
| 1970 | Rhacophyllites Wiedmann p. 982 |
| 1981 | Rhacophyllites Tozer p. 100 |
| 1986 | Rhacophyllites Vavilov and Arkadiev p. 46 |
| 1994 | Rhacophyllites Tozer p. 271 |
| 2002 | Rhacophyllites Sepkoski |
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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. †Rhacophyllites Zittel 1884
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†Rhacophyllites bloosi Guex et al. 1998
†Rhacophyllites debilis Hauer 1846
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Invalid names: Ammonites neojurensis Quenstedt 1848 [synonym]
†Rhacophyllites despectus von Mojsisovics 1873
†Rhacophyllites invalidus von Mojsisovics 1873
†Rhacophyllites kavasensis Kovacs 1942
†Rhacophyllites pumilus von Mojsisovics 1873
†Rhacophyllites stella Sowerby 1882
†Rhacophyllites zitteli von Mojsisovics 1902
Invalid names: Diphyllites Julien 1911 [synonym], Triphyllites Julien 1911 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
| part | N | mean | minimum | maximum | median | s.d. | |
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| shell height | 14 | 11.8 | 5.00 | 29.2 | 11.0 | 9.23 | |
| shell diameter | 14 | 33.0 | 15.0 | 71.7 | 34.3 | 20.9 | |
| shell inflation | 14 | 9.22 | 5.00 | 22.2 | 8.75 | 5.76 |
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| References: Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2003 | |||||
Age range: base of the Ladinian to the top of the Late/Upper Sinemurian or 242.00000 to 189.60000 Ma
Collections (68 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Ladinian | New Zealand | R. debilis (135295) | |
| Carnian | New Zealand (South Island) | R. debilis (214517) | |
| Carnian | New Zealand | R. debilis (137489 201932) | |
| Julian | Austria | R. zitteli (159521) | |
| Tuvalian - Julian | Canada (Nunavut) | R. sp. (57084) | |
| Tuvalian | Austria | Phylloceras pumilum (159542 159570) | |
| Norian | Indonesia (Timor) | Diphyllites neojurensis (205177) | |
| Norian | Indonesia | Diphyllites debilis, Diphyllites neojurensis (215348) | |
| Norian | Austria | Phylloceras neojurense, Phylloceras despectum (159566) | |
| Norian | Germany | Diphyllites neojurensis (215347) | |
| Norian | Oman | R. sp. (101398) | |
| Norian - Rhaetian | Russian Federation | R. debilis (39315) | |
| Lacian | USA (Alaska) | Rhacophyllites indet. (44432) | |
| Lacian | Austria | Phylloceras debile, Phylloceras neojurense, Phylloceras despectum (159516) Phylloceras neojurense (159573) Phylloceras pumilum (159541) R. debilis, R. neojurensis (158950) R. despectus (159899) | |
| Lacian | Indonesia (Nusa Tenggara Timur) | R. zitteli (85151) | |
| Otamitan | New Zealand | R. debilis (134447) | |
| Alaunian | Germany (Bavaria) | R. neojurensis (218142) | |
| Alaunian | Austria | Phylloceras debile (159565) Phylloceras debile, Phylloceras neojurense, Phylloceras invalidum (159515) Phylloceras neojurense (159568) R. neojurensis (160169) | |
| Alaunian | China (Yunnan) | R. debilis (165389) | |
| Alaunian | Canada (British Columbia) | R. debilis (137097) | |
| Alaunian | Oman | R. sp. (73260) | |
| Alaunian | Russian Federation | R. sp. (214808 214906) | |
| Sevatian | USA (Nevada) | R. debilis (37242 37246) | |
| Sevatian | Austria | Phylloceras debile (159543 159549 159564) Phylloceras debile, Phylloceras neojurense (159544 159563) | |
| Sevatian | Canada (Yukon) | R. debilis (137119) | |
| Sevatian | Tajikistan | R. debilis (151033 151036 151040) | |
| Rhaetian | Russian Federation | R. debilis (143992 143993 144000 177719) R. sp. (214883 214915) | |
| Rhaetian | USA (Nevada) | R. debilis (76608) | |
| Rhaetian | Canada (British Columbia) | R. debilis (137036 137091 137968) R. sp. (100587 100588) | |
| Rhaetian | China | R. sp. (73932) | |
| Rhaetian | Austria | Phylloceras debile (159558 159560 159561 159562) Phylloceras debile, R. invalidus (159559) Phylloceras invalidum (159569) | |
| Rhaetian | New Zealand | R. sp. (50760) | |
| Otapirian | New Caledonia | R. sp. (178168) | |
| Early/Lower Hettangian | Indonesia (Timor) | R. stella (205674) | |
| Planorbis | China (Tibet) | R. sp. (73904) | |
| Late/Upper Sinemurian | Hungary (Veszprém Megye) | Paradasyceras kavasensis (78212) | |
| Obtusum | Hungary (Veszprém Megye) | Paradasyceras kavasensis (78209) |