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Leiophyllites variabilis

Cephalopoda - Phylloceratida - Palaeophyllitidae

Taxonomy
Eophyllites variabilis was named by Spath (1934). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Kcira, which is in a Spathian marine limestone in the Han-Bulog Formation of Albania.

It was recombined as Leiophyllites variabilis by Kummel (1969), Wang (1978) and Mertmann and Jacobshagen (2003).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1934Eophyllites variabilis Spath
1948Monophyllites (Leiophyllites) praeconfucii Renz and Renz p. 73 figs. Pl 4, figs 1,2
1948Monophyllites (Leiophyllites) georgalasi Renz and Renz p. 74 figs. Pl 4, fig 3
1948Monophyllites (Leiophyllites) palaeotriadicus Renz and Renz p. 75 figs. Pl 4, fig 4
1958Leiophyllites praematurus Kiparisova
1969Leiophyllites variabilis Kummel p. 531 figs. Pl 22, figs 5-10; text-figs 49,50
1978Leiophyllites variabilis Wang p. 174 figs. Pl 3, figs 8-10; text-figs 12b,c
1979Eophyllites variabilis Wang and Chen p. 53 figs. Pl 14, fig 4; test-fig 29d
2003Leiophyllites variabilis Mertmann and Jacobshagen p. 435 figs. Pl 4, figs 1-6, 8-16; text-figs 30-32

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderPhylloceratida(Zittel 1884)
superfamilyUssuritoidea(Hyatt 1900)
familyPalaeophyllitidaePopov 1958
genusLeiophyllitesDiener 1915
speciesvariabilis()

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.

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Invalid names: Leiophyllites praematurus Kiparisova 1958 [synonym], Monophyllites (Leiophyllites) georgalasi Renz and Renz 1948 [synonym], Monophyllites (Leiophyllites) palaeotriadicus Renz and Renz 1948 [synonym], Monophyllites (Leiophyllites) praeconfucii Renz and Renz 1948 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
shell height227.913.1023.78.505.19
shell diameter2228.810.594.324.623.3
shell inflation2210.65.2037.810.38.92

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: Kiessling 2003, Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Olenekian to the top of the Anisian or 251.20000 to 242.00000 Ma

Collections (17 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Spathian251.3 - 247.2China (Guizhou) Leiophyllites variabilis (213532)
Spathian251.3 - 247.2Greece Monophyllites praeconfucii, Monophyllites georgalasi, Monophyllites palaeotriadicus, Monophyllites pitamaha (112607) Monophyllites praeconfucii, Monophyllites georgalasi, Monophyllites pitamaha (112608) Monophyllites praeconfucii, Monophyllites pitamaha (112609)
Spathian251.3 - 247.2Russian Federation (Primorye) Leiophyllites praematurus (47291 47292)
Spathian251.3 - 247.2Albania Leiophyllites variabilis (type locality: 97000)
Spathian251.3 - 247.2China (Qinghai) Eophyllites variabilis (102900)
Olenekian251.2 - 247.2Greece Leiophyllites variabilis (72312 72314 72315 73181 73182 73186 73187 73189)
Anisian247.2 - 242.0Greece Leiophyllites variabilis (72313)