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Pseudophyllites latus

Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Tetragonitidae

Taxonomy
Tetragonites latus was named by Marshall (1926).

It was recombined as Pseudophyllites latus by Henderson (1970), Henderson and McNamara (1985), Summesberger (1992).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1926Tetragonites latus Marshall p. 149 figs. Pl 20, figs 6,6a; pl 32, figs 1,2
1926Pseudophyllites whangaroaensis Marshall p. 153 figs. Pl 20, fig 2; pl 21, fig 11; pl 32, figs 5,6
1953Pseudophyllites peregrinus Spath p. 7 figs. Pl 1, figs 6-9
1965Pseudophyllites skoui Birkelund p. 37 figs. Pl 3, figs 2-6; text-figs 26-33
1970Pseudophyllites latus Henderson p. 12 figs. Pl 1, fig 10; pl 2, fig 3; text-figs 3a,c
1985Pseudophyllites latus Henderson and McNamara p. 50 figs. Pl 3, figs 1-3,6-8; text-fig 5b
1992Pseudophyllites latus Summesberger p. 98 figs. Pl 1, fig 1; text-fig 1

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderAmmonitidaHaeckel 1866
suborderAmmonitinaHyatt 1889
superfamilyTetragonitoidea(Hyatt 1900)
familyTetragonitidaeHyatt 1900
genusPseudophyllitesKossmat 1895
specieslatus()

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.

†Pseudophyllites latus Marshall 1926
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Invalid names: Pseudophyllites peregrinus Spath 1953 [synonym], Pseudophyllites skoui Birkelund 1965 [synonym], Pseudophyllites whangaroaensis Marshall 1926 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
shell height430.712.5122.024.551.2
shell diameter461.328.0224.048.192.0
shell inflation412.66.2049.09.1520.5

Composition: aragoniteo
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: fast-movingo
Life habit: nektonico
Diet: carnivoreo
Vision: well-developedc
Created: 2005-01-28 02:27:03
Modified: 2009-10-08 14:14:55
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Kiessling 2003

Age range: base of the Santonian to the top of the Maastrichtian or 85.70000 to 66.00000 Ma

Collections (20 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Piripauan86.1 - 83.6New Zealand (Northland) Pseudophyllites peregrinus (233887)
Piripauan - Haumurian86.1 - 66.0New Zealand (Auckland) Pseudophyllites peregrinus (233885)
Late/Upper Santonian85.7 - 83.6Austria Pseudophyllites latus (177758)
Santonian85.7 - 83.6New Zealand (North Auckland) Pseudophyllites latus (233890)
Campanian83.6 - 72.2Antarctica Pseudophyllites peregrinus (166110 166114 166145 166146 166155 166166)
Early/Lower Campanian83.6 - 72.2Greenland Pseudophyllites skoui (70213)
Late/Upper Campanian83.6 - 72.2Greenland Pseudophyllites skoui (70235)
Late/Upper Campanian83.6 - 72.2Antarctica Pseudophyllites peregrinus (83390)
Haumurian83.6 - 66.0New Zealand (North Auckland) Pseudophyllites peregrinus (233889)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Australia (Western Australia) Pseudophyllites latus (83845 83850 83853 83854 157778 157792)