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Desmophyllites diphylloides

Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Desmoceratidae

Taxonomy

Ammonites diphylloides was named by Forbes (1846) [DISTRIBUTION: Santonian-Campanian; cosmopolitan.]. It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Pondicherry, which is in a Maastrichtian marine sandstone/claystone in the Valudavur Formation of India.

It was recombined as Desmophyllites diphylloides by Matsumoto (1959), Howarth (1965), Matsumoto (1984), Henderson and McNamara (1985), Klinger (1985), Kennedy and Henderson (1992), Kennedy et al. (1992), Kennedy (1995), Kennedy (1995), Arkadiev et al. (2000), Klinger et al. (2001), Shigeta and Maeda (2005), Kennedy and Klinger (2013), Ifrim et al. (2013), Shigeta (2016), Shigeta and Izukura (2018).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

D. japonicus

Synonyms

Desmoceras phyllimorphum was named by Kossmat (1898). It is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Puzosia phyllimorpha by Diener (1925); it was recombined as Desmophyllites phyllimorphum by Jones (1963); it was synonymized subjectively with Desmophyllites diphylloides by Henderson and McNamara (1985), Kennedy and Henderson (1992), Kennedy and Klinger (2013), Ifrim et al. (2013).
Schlueteria woodsi was named by Spath (1921).

It was synonymized subjectively with Desmophyllites diphylloides by Henderson and McNamara (1985), Kennedy and Henderson (1992), Kennedy and Klinger (2013).
Desmophyllites siskiyouensis was named by Anderson (1958). Its type specimen is CAS 61798.02, a shell, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is CIT loc. 85, "Trabuco Creek", which is in a Santonian coastal sandstone in California.

It was synonymized subjectively with Desmophyllites diphylloides by Matsumoto (1959), Kennedy and Henderson (1992), Kennedy and Klinger (2013).
Ammonites selwynianus was named by Whiteaves (1879).

It was recombined as Desmoceras selwynianum by Whiteaves (1903); it was recombined as Desmophyllites selwynianus by Anderson (1958); it was synonymized subjectively with Desmophyllites diphylloides by Matsumoto (1959), Kennedy and Henderson (1992), Kennedy and Klinger (2013).
Desmoceras simplex was named by Van Hoepen (1921).

It was synonymized subjectively with Desmophyllites diphylloides by Kennedy and Henderson (1992), Kennedy and Klinger (2013).
Desmoceras crassum was named by Van Hoepen (1921).

It was synonymized subjectively with Desmophyllites diphylloides by Kennedy and Henderson (1992), Kennedy and Klinger (2013).
Desmophyllites yoloensis was named by Anderson (1958). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is CAS Loc. 1467/1467A, Enos Canyon, which is in a Campanian marine siliciclastic in California.

It was synonymized subjectively with Desmophyllites diphylloides by Matsumoto (1959), Kennedy and Henderson (1992).
Desmoceras salsense was named by de Grossouvre (1901).

It was synonymized subjectively with Desmophyllites diphylloides by Kennedy (1995), Kennedy and Klinger (2013).

Synonymy list

Year	Name and author
1846	Ammonites diphylloides Forbes p. 105 figs. pl. 8, fig. 8
1879	Ammonites selwynianus Whiteaves p. 104 figs. Pl 13, fig 1
1898	Desmoceras phyllimorphum Kossmat p. 110 figs. pl. 19, figs. 10a-c
1901	Desmoceras salsense de Grossouvre p. 463
1903	Desmoceras selwynianum Whiteaves p. 351
1921	Schlueteria woodsi Spath p. 45 fig. 1
1921	Desmoceras simplex Van Hoepen p. 19 figs. Pl 3, figs 11-16; text-fig 10
1921	Desmoceras crassum Van Hoepen p. 20 figs. Pl 4, figs 3,5; text-fig 11
1925	Puzosia phyllimorpha Diener p. 126
1958	Desmophyllites selwynianus Anderson p. 215 figs. Plate 40, figure 2
1958	Desmophyllites siskiyouensis Anderson p. 215 figs. Pl 35, figs 3,3a; pl 41, figs 1,2,3,3a
1958	Desmophyllites yoloensis Anderson p. 216 figs. Pl 41, fig 6
1959	Desmophyllites diphylloides Matsumoto p. 9 figs. Pl.3, fig. 3a,c; Text-fig. 2
1963	Desmophyllites phyllimorphum Jones p. 34
1965	Desmophyllites diphylloides Howarth p. 388
1984	Desmophyllites diphylloides Matsumoto p. 12
1985	Desmophyllites diphylloides Henderson and McNamara p. 54 figs. Pl 4, figs 1-4
1985	Desmophyllites diphylloides Klinger p. 6
1992	Desmophyllites diphylloides Kennedy et al. p. 268
1992	Desmophyllites diphylloides Kennedy and Henderson p. 405 figs. Pl 6, figs 1-9; pl 16, figs 1-3,7,8; pl 17, figs 4-7; text-fig 3F
1995	Desmophyllites diphylloides Kennedy p. 241 figs. Pl 1, figs 1,2
2000	Desmophyllites diphylloides Arkadiev et al. p. 108 figs. Pl 12, fig 1
2001	Desmophyllites diphylloides Klinger et al. p. 280 figs. Pl 3, figs 1-3
2005	Desmophyllites diphylloides Shigeta and Maeda p. 104 figs. 53.7-53.14
2013	Desmophyllites diphylloides Ifrim et al. p. 885 figs. 3.3-3.7, 4.2-4.6
2013	Desmophyllites diphylloides Kennedy and Klinger p. 42 figs. 6A-S
2016	Desmophyllites diphylloides Shigeta p. 335 figs. 8F,G, 10, 11
2018	Desmophyllites diphylloides Shigeta and Izukura p. 16 figs. 3D-Y

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Rank	Name	Author
kingdom	Animalia	()
—	Bilateria
—	Eubilateria	Ax 1987
—	Protostomia
—	Spiralia
superphylum	Lophotrochozoa
phylum	Mollusca
class	Cephalopoda	Cuvier 1797

Rank	Name	Author
subclass	Ammonoidea	()
order	Ammonitida	Haeckel 1866
suborder	Ammonitina	Hyatt 1889
superfamily	Desmoceratoidea	(Zittel 1895)
family	Desmoceratidae	Zittel 1895
subfamily	Desmoceratinae	Zittel 1895
genus	Desmophyllites	Spath 1829
species	diphylloides	()

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.

†Desmophyllites diphylloides Forbes 1846

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Invalid names: Ammonites selwynianus Whiteaves 1879 [synonym], Desmoceras crassum Van Hoepen 1921 [synonym], Desmoceras phyllimorphum Kossmat 1898 [synonym], Desmoceras salsense de Grossouvre 1901 [synonym], Desmoceras simplex Van Hoepen 1921 [synonym], Desmophyllites siskiyouensis Anderson 1958 [synonym], Desmophyllites yoloensis Anderson 1958 [synonym], Schlueteria woodsi Spath 1921 [synonym]

Diagnosis

No diagnoses are available

Measurements

part	N	mean	minimum	maximum	median	s.d.
shell height	28	16.7	5.00	62.0	17.0	13.7
shell diameter	28	31.9	9.80	113.0	32.5	25.2
shell inflation	28	2.35	0.300	8.00	2.45	2.14

Composition:

aragoniteo

Entire body:

yess

Adult length:

10 to < 100s

Adult width:

10 to < 100s

Adult height:

10 to < 100s

Environment:

marinec

Locomotion:

fast-movingo

Life habit:

nektonico

Diet:

carnivoreo

Vision:

well-developedc

Created:

2009-02-28 22:10:02

Modified:

2009-03-01 00:10:02

Source: s = species, o = order, c = class

References: Kiessling 2004, Matsumoto 1984, Kiessling 2003

Age range: base of the Early/Lower Albian to the top of the Early/Lower Maastrichtian or 113.20000 to 66.00000 Ma

Collections (59 total)

Time interval	Ma	Country or state	Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Albian	113.2 - 110.1	USA (California)	Desmoceras selwynianum (176021)
Coniacian	89.8 - 85.7	USA (California)	Desmophyllites siskiyouensis (44233 44271 158090) Desmophyllites yoloensis (44239)
Late/Upper Santonian	85.7 - 83.6	South Africa	Desmophyllites diphylloides (82520)
Late/Upper Santonian	85.7 - 83.6	France	Desmophyllites diphylloides (179115 179223)
Middle Santonian	85.7 - 83.6	France	Desmophyllites diphylloides (179249)
Santonian	85.7 - 83.6	USA (California)	Desmophyllites yoloensis (44238)
Santonian	85.7 - 83.6	South Africa	Desmophyllites diphylloides (66070)
Campanian	83.6 - 72.2	USA (California)	Desmophyllites diphylloides (86809)
Campanian	83.6 - 72.2	USA (Washington)	Desmophyllites diphylloides (86868)
Early/Lower Campanian	83.6 - 72.2	Mexico (Coahuila)	Desmophyllites diphylloides (171307)
Early/Lower Campanian	83.6 - 72.2	Cameroon	Desmophyllites diphylloides (209676)
Late/Upper Campanian	83.6 - 72.2	Angola	Desmophyllites diphylloides (88883)
Late/Upper Campanian	83.6 - 72.2	USA (California)	Desmophyllites diphylloides (185168 224993 225635 225636) Desmophyllites siskiyouensis, Desmophyllites yoloensis (86819)
Late/Upper Campanian	83.6 - 72.2	Ukraine	Desmophyllites diphylloides (183317)
Late/Upper Campanian	83.6 - 72.2	France	Desmophyllites diphylloides (82291)
Late/Upper Campanian	83.6 - 72.2	USA (Alaska)	Desmophyllites phyllimorphum (63935 158227)
Late/Upper Campanian	83.6 - 72.2	Japan	Desmophyllites diphylloides (181919 181925 181930)
Late/Upper Campanian	83.6 - 72.2	Russian Federation (Sakhalin)	Desmophyllites diphylloides (4872)
Late/Upper Campanian	83.6 - 72.2	USA (Arkansas)	Desmophyllites diphylloides (83054 83094)
Middle Campanian	83.6 - 72.2	Japan	Desmophyllites diphylloides (181920 181922 199734 199735 199736 199737 199739)
Campanian - Maastrichtian	83.6 - 66.0	USA (Alaska)	Desmophyllites phyllimorphum (88820)
Late/Upper Campanian - Early/Lower Maastrichtian	83.6 - 66.0	USA (California)	Desmophyllites siskiyouensis, Desmophyllites selwynianus (44268)
Late/Upper Campanian - Maastrichtian	83.6 - 66.0	USA (Alaska)	Desmophyllites phyllimorphum (88816)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian	72.2 - 66.0	India	Ammonites diphylloides (41428)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian	72.2 - 66.0	South Africa	Desmophyllites diphylloides (166277)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian	72.2 - 66.0	Oman	Desmophyllites diphylloides (175462)
Maastrichtian	72.2 - 66.0	Australia (Western Australia)	Desmophyllites diphylloides (83845 83850 83851 83852 83853 83855 83857 83862 157777 157778 157781 157784 157785 157789 157792)