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Megaphyllites oenipontanus

Cephalopoda - Ceratitida - Megaphyllitidae

Taxonomy
Megaphyllites oenipontanus was named by von Mojsisovics (1882). It is not extant.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1882Megaphyllites oenipontanus von Mojsisovics
1994Megaphyllites oenipontanus Fantini Sestini
1996Megaphyllites oenipontanus Fantini Sestini

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderCeratitidaHyatt 1884
superfamilyMegaphyllitoidea(Mojsisovics 1896)
familyMegaphyllitidaeMojsisovics 1896
genusMegaphyllitesMojsisovics 1879
speciesoenipontanus

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.

Megaphyllites oenipontanus von Mojsisovics 1882
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragoniteo
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: nektonico
Diet: carnivoreo
Vision: well-developedc
Created: 2005-01-28 02:33:06
Modified: 2005-10-06 16:36:47
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2003, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Anisian to the top of the Ladinian or 247.20000 to 237.00000 Ma

Collections (7 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Anisian247.2 - 242.0Austria (Innsbruck) Megaphyllites oenipontanus (202274 202275)
Middle Triassic247.2 - 237.0Slovenia Megaphyllites oenipontanus (203357)
Ladinian242.0 - 237.0Italy (Bergamo) Megaphyllites oenipontanus (211551)
Ladinian242.0 - 237.0China (Guangxi) Megaphyllites oenipontanus (44947)
Fassanian242.0 - 235.0Italy (Bergamo) Megaphyllites oenipontanus (211556)
Longobardian242.0 - 235.0Italy (Bergamo) Megaphyllites oenipontanus (211549)