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Leiophyllites variabilis
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), Mertmann and Jacobshagen (2003).
It was recombined as Leiophyllites variabilis by Kummel (1969), Wang (1978), Mertmann and Jacobshagen (2003).
Sister species lacking formal opinion data
Synonyms
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Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1934 | Eophyllites variabilis Spath |
| 1948 | Monophyllites (Leiophyllites) praeconfucii Renz and Renz p. 73 figs. Pl 4, figs 1,2 |
| 1948 | Monophyllites (Leiophyllites) georgalasi Renz and Renz p. 74 figs. Pl 4, fig 3 |
| 1948 | Monophyllites (Leiophyllites) palaeotriadicus Renz and Renz p. 75 figs. Pl 4, fig 4 |
| 1969 | Leiophyllites variabilis Kummel p. 531 figs. Pl 22, figs 5-10; text-figs 49,50 |
| 1978 | Leiophyllites variabilis Wang p. 174 figs. Pl 3, figs 8-10; text-figs 12b,c |
| 1979 | Eophyllites variabilis Wang and Chen p. 53 figs. Pl 14, fig 4; test-fig 29d |
| 2003 | Leiophyllites variabilis Mertmann and Jacobshagen p. 435 figs. Pl 4, figs 1-6, 8-16; text-figs 30-32 |
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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.
†Leiophyllites variabilis Spath 1934
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Invalid names: 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
| part | N | mean | minimum | maximum | median | s.d. | |
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| shell height | 22 | 7.91 | 3.10 | 23.7 | 8.50 | 5.19 | |
| shell diameter | 22 | 28.8 | 10.5 | 94.3 | 24.6 | 23.3 | |
| shell inflation | 22 | 10.6 | 5.20 | 37.8 | 10.3 | 8.92 |
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| References: Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2003 | |||||
Collections (15 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Olenekian | Greece | Leiophyllites variabilis (72312 72314 72315 73181 73182 73186 73187 73189) | |
| Spathian | Greece | Monophyllites praeconfucii, Monophyllites georgalasi, Monophyllites palaeotriadicus, Monophyllites pitamaha (112607) Monophyllites praeconfucii, Monophyllites georgalasi, Monophyllites pitamaha (112608) Monophyllites praeconfucii, Monophyllites pitamaha (112609) | |
| Spathian | Albania | Leiophyllites variabilis (type locality: 97000) | |
| Spathian | China (Qinghai) | Eophyllites variabilis (102900) | |
| Spathian | China (Guizhou) | Leiophyllites variabilis (213532) | |
| Anisian | Greece | Leiophyllites variabilis (72313) |