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Leiophyllites asseretoi

Cephalopoda - Phylloceratida - Palaeophyllitidae

Taxonomy
Leiophyllites asseretoi was named by Fantini Sestini (1981). Its type specimen is Mgb753 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Section CM II, 10.5 m, Marathovouno Hill, Chios, which is in an Aegean basinal (carbonate) lime mudstone in Greece.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1981Leiophyllites asseretoi Fantini Sestini p. 59 figs. Pl 4, fig 9; pl 5, fig 5

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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
speciesasseretoi

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 asseretoi Fantini Sestini 1981
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmean
shell height116.6
shell diameter158.0
shell inflation129.0

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: Aegean or 247.20000 to 242.00000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Aegean247.2 - 242.0Greece Leiophyllites asseretoi (143852 143853 type locality: 143855)