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Oiophyllites decipiens

Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Desmoceratidae

Taxonomy
Oiophyllites decipiens was named by Spath (1953). Its type specimen is BMNH C.22682, a shell, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is D.432.2, Lachman Crags South, which is in a Campanian marine siliciclastic in Antarctica. It is the type species of Oiophyllites.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1953Oiophyllites decipiens Spath p. 21 figs. Pl 4, figs 7,8

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderAmmonitida
suborderAmmonitinaHyatt 1889
superfamilyDesmoceratoidea(Zittel 1895)
familyDesmoceratidaeZittel 1895
subfamilyPuzosiinaeSpath 1922
genusOiophyllites
speciesdecipiens

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.

†Oiophyllites decipiens Spath 1953
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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: Campanian or 83.60000 to 72.10000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Campanian83.6 - 72.1Antarctica Oiophyllites decipiens (166107 type locality: 166117)