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Euphyllites

Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Psiloceratidae

Taxonomy
Euphyllites was named by Wahner (1898).

It was assigned to Juraphyllitidae by Donovan and Forsey (1973); and to Psiloceratidae by Yin et al. (2007).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1898Euphyllites Wahner
1973Euphyllites Donovan and Forsey p. 2
2007Euphyllites Yin et al. p. 728

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderAmmonitida
suborderAmmonitinaHyatt 1889
superfamilyPsiloceratoidea(Hyatt 1867)
familyPsiloceratidaeHyatt 1867
genusEuphyllitesWahner 1898

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. †Euphyllites Wahner 1898
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Euphyllites struckmanni Neumayr 1879
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
height816.26.2033.026.013.4
diameter869.317.8195.080.769.6
inflation832.06.70110.936.539.5

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 2004, Kiessling 2003

Age range: Hettangian or 201.30000 to 199.30000 Ma

Collections (13 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Hettangian201.3 - 199.3China E. struckmanni (73929)
Late/Upper Hettangian201.3 - 196.5Peru E. chongi (209242)
Liasicus201.3 - 196.5Canada (British Columbia) E. occidentalis (84734 84922 84926 84927)
Liasicus201.3 - 196.5USA (Alaska) E. sp. (68693 68695)
Liasicus201.3 - 196.5USA (Nevada) E. occidentalis (188631 188635 188638 188639)
Planorbis201.3 - 196.5Austria E. struckmanni (173596)