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Pseudophyllites latus

Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Tetragonitidae

Taxonomy
Tetragonites latus was named by Marshall (1926).

It was recombined as Pseudophyllites latus by Henderson (1970), Henderson and McNamara (1985) and Summesberger (1992).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1926Tetragonites latus Marshall p. 149 figs. Pl 20, figs 6,6a; pl 32, figs 1,2
1926Pseudophyllites whangaroaensis Marshall p. 153 figs. Pl 20, fig 2; pl 21, fig 11; pl 32, figs 5,6
1953Pseudophyllites peregrinus Spath p. 7 figs. Pl 1, figs 6-9
1965Pseudophyllites skoui Birkelund p. 37 figs. Pl 3, figs 2-6; text-figs 26-33
1970Pseudophyllites latus Henderson p. 12 figs. Pl 1, fig 10; pl 2, fig 3; text-figs 3a,c
1985Pseudophyllites latus Henderson and McNamara p. 50 figs. Pl 3, figs 1-3,6-8; text-fig 5b
1992Pseudophyllites latus Summesberger p. 98 figs. Pl 1, fig 1; text-fig 1

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderAmmonitida
suborderAmmonitinaHyatt 1889
superfamilyTetragonitoidea(Hyatt 1900)
familyTetragonitidaeHyatt 1900
genusPseudophyllitesKossmat 1895
specieslatus()

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.

Pseudophyllites latus Marshall 1926
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Invalid names: Pseudophyllites peregrinus Spath 1953 [synonym], Pseudophyllites skoui Birkelund 1965 [synonym], Pseudophyllites whangaroaensis Marshall 1926 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
shell height430.712.5122.024.551.2
shell diameter461.328.0224.048.192.0
shell inflation412.66.2049.09.1520.5

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: base of the Campanian to the top of the Late/Upper Campanian or 83.60000 to 70.60000 Ma

Collections (19 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Arowhanan - Haumurian95.2 - 66.0New Zealand (North Auckland) Pseudophyllites latus (233890)
Late/Upper Santonian85.8 - 83.5Austria Pseudophyllites latus (177758)
Piripauan85.8 - 83.5New Zealand (Northland) Pseudophyllites peregrinus (233887)
Campanian83.6 - 72.1Antarctica Pseudophyllites peregrinus (166110 166114 166145 166146 166155 166166)
Haumurian83.6 - 66.0New Zealand (North Auckland) Pseudophyllites peregrinus (233889)
Early/Lower Campanian83.5 - 70.6Greenland Pseudophyllites skoui (70213)
Late/Upper Campanian83.5 - 70.6Antarctica Pseudophyllites peregrinus (83390)
Late/Upper Campanian83.5 - 70.6Greenland Pseudophyllites skoui (70235)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0Australia (Western Australia) Pseudophyllites latus (83845 83850 83853 83854 157778 157792)