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Rhacophyllites

Cephalopoda - Phylloceratida - Discophyllitidae

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), Tozer (1994); and to Phylloceratitida by Sepkoski (2002).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1884Rhacophyllites Zittel
1887Phylloceras (Rhacophyllites) De Stefani
1911Triphyllites Julien
1911Diphyllites Julien p. 129
1934Diphyllites Spath
1960Rhacophyllites Kummel
1970Rhacophyllites Wiedmann p. 982
1981Rhacophyllites Tozer p. 100
1986Rhacophyllites Vavilov and Arkadiev p. 46
1994Rhacophyllites Tozer p. 271
2002Rhacophyllites Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderPhylloceratida(Zittel 1884)
superfamilyPhylloceratoidea(Zittel 1884)
familyDiscophyllitidaeSpath 1927
genusRhacophyllitesZittel 1884

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 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
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
shell height1411.85.0029.211.09.23
shell diameter1433.015.071.734.320.9
shell inflation149.225.0022.28.755.76

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

Age range: base of the Julian to the top of the Late/Upper Sinemurian or 237.00000 to 192.90000 Ma

Collections (67 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ladinian - Otapirian241.464 - 201.4New Zealand R. debilis (135295)
Julian237.0 - 233.6Austria R. zitteli (159521)
Carnian237.0 - 227.3New Zealand (South Island) R. debilis (214517)
Carnian237.0 - 227.3New Zealand R. debilis (137489 201932)
Tuvalian - Julian233.6 - 233.6Canada (Nunavut) R. sp. (57084)
Tuvalian233.6 - 227.3Austria Phylloceras pumilum (159542 159570)
Lacian227.3 - 215.38Indonesia (Nusa Tenggara Timur) R. zitteli (85151)
Lacian227.3 - 215.38Austria Phylloceras debile, Phylloceras neojurense, Phylloceras despectum (159516) Phylloceras neojurense (159573) Phylloceras pumilum (159541) R. debilis, R. neojurensis (158950) R. despectus (159899)
Lacian227.3 - 215.38USA (Alaska) Rhacophyllites indet. (44432)
Norian227.3 - 205.7Indonesia (Timor) Diphyllites neojurensis (205177)
Norian227.3 - 205.7Austria Phylloceras neojurense, Phylloceras despectum (159566)
Norian227.3 - 205.7Germany Diphyllites neojurensis (215347)
Norian227.3 - 205.7Indonesia Diphyllites debilis, Diphyllites neojurensis (215348)
Norian227.3 - 205.7Oman R. sp. (101398)
Otamitan221.0 - 217.0New Zealand R. debilis (134447)
Alaunian215.38 - 211.18Russian Federation R. sp. (214808 214906)
Alaunian215.38 - 211.18Germany (Bavaria) R. neojurensis (218142)
Alaunian215.38 - 211.18Austria Phylloceras debile (159565) Phylloceras debile, Phylloceras neojurense, Phylloceras invalidum (159515) Phylloceras neojurense (159568) R. neojurensis (160169)
Alaunian215.38 - 211.18Canada (British Columbia) R. debilis (137097)
Alaunian215.38 - 211.18Oman R. sp. (73260)
Alaunian215.38 - 211.18China (Yunnan) R. debilis (165389)
Sevatian211.18 - 205.7Austria Phylloceras debile (159543 159549 159564) Phylloceras debile, Phylloceras neojurense (159544 159563)
Sevatian211.18 - 205.7Canada (Yukon) R. debilis (137119)
Sevatian211.18 - 205.7Tajikistan R. debilis (151033 151036 151040)
Sevatian211.18 - 205.7USA (Nevada) R. debilis (37242 37246)
Otapirian205.7 - 201.4New Caledonia R. sp. (178168)
Rhaetian205.7 - 201.4USA (Nevada) R. debilis (76608)
Rhaetian205.7 - 201.4China R. sp. (73932)
Rhaetian205.7 - 201.4New Zealand R. sp. (50760)
Rhaetian205.7 - 201.4Austria Phylloceras debile (159558 159560 159561 159562) Phylloceras debile, R. invalidus (159559) Phylloceras invalidum (159569)
Rhaetian205.7 - 201.4Russian Federation R. debilis (143992 143993 144000 177719) R. sp. (214883 214915)
Rhaetian205.7 - 201.4Canada (British Columbia) R. debilis (137036 137091 137968) R. sp. (100587 100588)
Early/Lower Hettangian201.4 - 199.5Indonesia (Timor) R. stella (205674)
Planorbis201.4 - 199.5China (Tibet) R. sp. (73904)
Late/Upper Sinemurian199.5 - 192.9Hungary (Veszprém Megye) Paradasyceras kavasensis (78212)
Obtusum199.5 - 192.9Hungary (Veszprém Megye) Paradasyceras kavasensis (78209)