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Discophyllites
Cephalopoda - Phylloceratida - Discophyllitidae
Taxonomy
Discophyllites was named by Hyatt (1900) [Sepkoski's age data: Tr Carn Tr Nori-l Sepkoski's reference number: 302]. Its type is Lytoceras patens. It is the type genus of Discophyllitidae.
It was reranked as Rhacophyllites (Discophyllites) by von Mojsisovics (1902) and Smith (1927).
It was assigned to Rhacophyllites by von Mojsisovics (1902) and Smith (1927); to Discophyllitidae by Wiedmann (1970), Tozer (1981) and Tozer (1994); and to Phylloceratitida by Sepkoski (2002).
It was reranked as Rhacophyllites (Discophyllites) by von Mojsisovics (1902) and Smith (1927).
It was assigned to Rhacophyllites by von Mojsisovics (1902) and Smith (1927); to Discophyllitidae by Wiedmann (1970), Tozer (1981) and Tozer (1994); and to Phylloceratitida by Sepkoski (2002).
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1900 | Discophyllites Hyatt |
| 1902 | Rhacophyllites (Discophyllites) von Mojsisovics p. 321 |
| 1927 | Rhacophyllites (Discophyllites) Smith p. 99 |
| 1970 | Discophyllites Wiedmann p. 980 |
| 1981 | Discophyllites Tozer p. 100 |
| 1994 | Discophyllites Tozer p. 271 |
| 2002 | Discophyllites Sepkoski, Jr. |
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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.
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available