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Palaeophyllites steinmanni

Cephalopoda - Phylloceratida - Palaeophyllitidae

Taxonomy
Palaeophyllites steinmanni was named by Welter (1922). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Nifoekoko, Niki Niki (Block "E" beds), which is in a Spathian carbonate limestone in Indonesia. It is the type species of Palaeophyllites.

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1922Palaeophyllites steinmanni Welter
1934Palaeophyllites steinmanni Spath
1948Monophyllites (Palaeophyllites) thalmanni Renz and Renz
1948Palaeophyllites praekieperti Renz and Renz
1948Monophyllites (Palaeophyllites) thalmanni Renz and Renz p. 79 figs. Pl 3, fig 10
1948Monophyllites (Palaeophyllites) praekieperti Renz and Renz p. 80 figs. Pl 4, fig 5
1969Palaeophyllites steinmanni Kummel p. 527
1997Palaeophyllites steinmanni Germani p. 285 figs. Pl 2, figs 2a-b; text-fig 9b
2003Palaeophyllites steinmanni Mertmann and Jacobshagen p. 433 figs. Pl 3, fig 10; text-fig 29

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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
speciessteinmanni

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.

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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