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Megaphyllites
Classification
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Cephalopoda
Order:
Ceratitida
Superfamily:
Arcestaceae
Family:
Megaphyllitidae
Formal Genus Name and Reference:
Megaphyllites MOJSISOVICS, 1879
Type Species:
*Am. jarbas MÜNSTER, 1841
Images
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Fig. 210,4. *M. jarbas (Münster), Ladin.-Carn., Alps-Balkan-HimalayaTimor, 4a-c, x1 (293*).
Synonyms
Geographic Distribution
Alps, Balkan, Sicily, AsiaM, Himalaya, Indochina, Timor
Age Range
Beginning Stage in Treatise Usage:
M.Trias.(Anis.)
Beginning International Stage:
Anisian
Fraction Up In Beginning Stage:
0
Beginning Date:
246.7
Ending Stage in Treatise Usage:
U.Trias.(Rhaet.)
Ending International Stage:
Rhaetian
Fraction Up In Ending Stage:
100
Ending Date:
201.36
Description
Compressed, involute, low arched venter, smooth but with periodic constrictions, mainly on body chamber. Suture with large number of elements
References
Museum or Author Information
Classification
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Cephalopoda
Order:
Ceratitida
Superfamily:
Arcestaceae
Family:
Megaphyllitidae
Formal Genus Name and Reference:
Megaphyllites MOJSISOVICS, 1879
Type Species:
*Am. jarbas MÜNSTER, 1841
Images
(Click to enlarge in a new window)
Fig. 210,4. *M. jarbas (Münster), Ladin.-Carn., Alps-Balkan-HimalayaTimor, 4a-c, x1 (293*).
Synonyms
Geographic Distribution
Alps, Balkan, Sicily, AsiaM, Himalaya, Indochina, Timor
Age Range
Beginning Stage in Treatise Usage:
M.Trias.(Anis.)
Beginning International Stage:
Anisian
Fraction Up In Beginning Stage:
0
Beginning Date:
246.7
Ending Stage in Treatise Usage:
U.Trias.(Rhaet.)
Ending International Stage:
Rhaetian
Fraction Up In Ending Stage:
100
Ending Date:
201.36
Description
Compressed, involute, low arched venter, smooth but with periodic constrictions, mainly on body chamber. Suture with large number of elements