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Monophyllites
Classification
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Cephalopoda
Order:
Ammonitida
Superfamily:
Phyllocerataceae
Family:
Ussuritidae
Formal Genus Name and Reference:
Monophyllites MOJSISOVICS, 1879
Type Species:
Am. sphaerophyllus Hauer, 1850, SD MOJS., 1902
Images
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Fig. 215,5. *M. sphaerophyllus (Hauer), Eu.-Asia-Timor, 5a,b, X0.4, 5c, X0.7 (293*)
Synonyms
Geographic Distribution
Eu.-Asia-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.(Carn.)
Ending International Stage:
Carnian
Fraction Up In Ending Stage:
100
Ending Date:
227.3
Description
Whorl section rounded, venter arched, conch with sigmoidal growth lines. Suture with irregularly trifid 1st lateral lobe, 4 or more monophyllic saddles
References
Museum or Author Information
Classification
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Cephalopoda
Order:
Ammonitida
Superfamily:
Phyllocerataceae
Family:
Ussuritidae
Formal Genus Name and Reference:
Monophyllites MOJSISOVICS, 1879
Type Species:
Am. sphaerophyllus Hauer, 1850, SD MOJS., 1902
Images
(Click to enlarge in a new window)
Fig. 215,5. *M. sphaerophyllus (Hauer), Eu.-Asia-Timor, 5a,b, X0.4, 5c, X0.7 (293*)
Synonyms
Geographic Distribution
Eu.-Asia-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.(Carn.)
Ending International Stage:
Carnian
Fraction Up In Ending Stage:
100
Ending Date:
227.3
Description
Whorl section rounded, venter arched, conch with sigmoidal growth lines. Suture with irregularly trifid 1st lateral lobe, 4 or more monophyllic saddles