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Discophyllites patens
Taxonomy
Lytoceras patens was named by von Mojsisovics (1873). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Someraukogel, fleischrother Marmor, which is in a Lacian carbonate limestone in the Halstatt Formation of Austria. It is the type species of Discophyllites.
It was recombined as Rhacophyllites (Discophyllites) patens by von Mojsisovics (1902) and Smith (1927); it was recombined as Discophyllites patens by Spath (1934), Wiedmann (1970) and Rakús (1993).
It was recombined as Rhacophyllites (Discophyllites) patens by von Mojsisovics (1902) and Smith (1927); it was recombined as Discophyllites patens by Spath (1934), Wiedmann (1970) and Rakús (1993).
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1873 | Lytoceras patens von Mojsisovics p. 34 figs. Pl 16, fig 13; pl 19, fig 17 |
| 1902 | Rhacophyllites (Discophyllites) patens von Mojsisovics p. 321 |
| 1927 | Rhacophyllites (Discophyllites) patens Smith p. 100 figs. Pl 62, figs 1-13; pl 103, figs 4-6 |
| 1934 | Discophyllites patens Spath |
| 1970 | Discophyllites patens Wiedmann p. 981 figs. Pl 6, fig 8; text-figs 22, 30C |
| 1993 | Discophyllites patens Rakús p. 938 figs. Pl 2, fig 6; text-fig 5 |
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†Discophyllites patens von Mojsisovics 1873
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available