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Palaeophyllites

Cephalopoda - Phylloceratida - Palaeophyllitidae

Taxonomy
Palaeophyllites was named by Welter (1922) [Sepkoski's age data: Tr Olen-u Sepkoski's reference number: 2,302]. It is not extant. Its type is Palaeophyllites steinmanni. It is the type genus of Palaeophyllitidae.

It was reranked as Monophyllites (Palaeophyllites) by Renz and Renz (1948).

It was assigned to Monophyllitidae by Spath (1934); to Monophyllites by Renz and Renz (1948); to Ussuritidae by Kummel (1969) and Tozer (1981); to Phylloceratitida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Palaeophyllitidae by Zakharov and Smyshlyaeva (2016) and Smyshlyaeva and Zakharov (2021).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1922Palaeophyllites Welter
1934Palaeophyllites Spath
1948Monophyllites (Palaeophyllites) Renz and Renz p. 79
1969Palaeophyllites Kummel
1981Palaeophyllites Tozer p. 99
2002Palaeophyllites Sepkoski
2016Palaeophyllites Zakharov and Smyshlyaeva p. 236
2021Palaeophyllites Smyshlyaeva and Zakharov p. 493

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderPhylloceratida(Zittel 1884)
superfamilyUssuritoidea(Hyatt 1900)
familyPalaeophyllitidaePopov 1958
genusPalaeophyllites

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.

G. †Palaeophyllites Welter 1922
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Palaeophyllites admirandus Zakharov and Smyshlyaeva 2016
Palaeophyllites mishkini Smyshlyaeva and Zakharov 2021
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Invalid names: Monophyllites (Palaeophyllites) praekieperti Renz and Renz 1948 [synonym], Palaeophyllites praekieperti Renz and Renz 1948 [synonym], Palaeophyllites thalmanni Renz and Renz 1948 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available