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Rhacophyllites pumilus

Cephalopoda - Phylloceratida - Discophyllitidae

Taxonomy
Phylloceras pumilum was named by von Mojsisovics (1873).

It was recombined as Rhacophyllites pumilus by von Mojsisovics (1902), Rakús (1993).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1873Phylloceras pumilum von Mojsisovics p. 40 figs. Pl 16, figs 8,12
1902Rhacophyllites pumilus von Mojsisovics p. 318
1993Rhacophyllites pumilus Rakús p. 941 figs. Pl 1, fig 5; text-fig 8

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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
speciespumilus()

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.

Rhacophyllites pumilus von Mojsisovics 1873
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
shell height27.756.0010.08.002.83
shell diameter219.617.022.719.94.03
shell inflation25.745.506.005.750.354

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 2004, Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2003

Age range: base of the Tuvalian to the top of the Lacian or 233.60000 to 215.38000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Tuvalian233.6 - 227.3Austria Phylloceras pumilum (159542 159570)
Lacian227.3 - 215.38Austria Phylloceras pumilum (159541)