Basic info Taxonomic history Classification Included Taxa
Morphology Ecology and taphonomy External Literature Search Age range and collections

Megaphyllites wildhorsensis

Cephalopoda - Ceratitida - Megaphyllitidae

Taxonomy
Megaphyllites wildhorsensis was named by Bucher (1992). Its type specimen is USNM 444124 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Wildhorse Mine HB 124, which is in a Bithynian offshore shelf limestone/siltstone in Nevada.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1992Megaphyllites wildhorsensis Bucher p. 151 figs. Pl 6, figs 1-6; text-figs 5,6

Is something missing? Join the Paleobiology Database and enter the data

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

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.

show all | hide all
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available