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Pseudophyllites loryi

Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Tetragonitidae

Taxonomy
Desmoceras loryi was named by Kilian and Reboul (1909) [DISTRIBUTION: Campanian-Maastrichtian; Antarctica.]. It is not a trace fossil.

It was recombined as Pseudophyllites loryi by Macellari (1986).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1909Desmoceras loryi Kilian and Reboul p. 18 figs. pl. 1, figs. 4-5
1986Pseudophyllites loryi Macellari p. 16

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderAmmonitida
suborderAmmonitinaHyatt 1889
superfamilyTetragonitoidea(Hyatt 1900)
familyTetragonitidaeHyatt 1900
genusPseudophyllitesKossmat 1895
speciesloryi(Kilian and Reboul 1909)

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 loryi Kilian and Reboul 1909
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
shell height410.18.8012.39.751.59
shell diameter418.617.023.917.23.37
shell inflation43.412.804.303.350.624

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 2003, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Maastrichtian to the top of the Early/Lower Maastrichtian or 70.60000 to 66.00000 Ma

Collections (13 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0Antarctica Pseudophyllites loryi (82937 82975 158397 158398)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0Antarctica (Seymour Island) Pseudophyllites loryi (63513)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0Antarctica Pseudophyllites loryi (83550)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0Antarctica (Seymour Island) Pseudophyllites loryi (3166 3169 166006 166009 166011 166012)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0Antarctica Pseudophyllites loryi (158315)