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Leiophyllites pradyumna

Cephalopoda - Phylloceratida - Palaeophyllitidae

Taxonomy
Monophyllites pradyumna was named by Diener (1895). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Chitichun No. 1 Block, which is in an Anisian carbonate limestone in China.

It was recombined as Leiophyllites pradyumna by Spath (1934) and Bando (1970).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1895Monophyllites pradyumna Diener p. 106 figs. Pl 31, figs 3,4
1907Monophyllites pradyumna Diener
1934Leiophyllites pradyumna Spath
1970Leiophyllites pradyumna Bando p. 350 figs. Pl 38, fig 3

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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
speciespradyumna(Diener 1895)

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 pradyumna Diener 1895
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmean
shell height117.6
shell diameter154.3
shell inflation125.7

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, Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Anisian or 247.20000 to 242.00000 Ma

Collections (10 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Aegean - Bithynian247.2 - 242.0Japan Leiophyllites pradyumna (101744)
Anisian247.2 - 242.0China (Xizang) Monophyllites pradyumna (206215)
Anisian247.2 - 242.0India (Himachal Pradesh) Monophyllites pradyumna (206199)
Anisian247.2 - 242.0Indonesia Leiophyllites pradyumna (215009)
Anisian247.2 - 242.0Russian Federation (Primorye) Leiophyllites pradyumna (46901 47256 47283 47284 47285 47300)