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Oiophyllites

Source Data
SourceIDLink
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)4627604https://www.gbif.org/species/4627604
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)15278https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=15278
Rankgenus
Taxonomy (GBIF)Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Desmoceratidae : Oiophyllites
Taxonomy (PBDB)Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonitida : Desmoceratidae : Oiophyllites
Taxonomic Status (GBIF)accepted
Classification
(PBDB,GBIF)
RankNameAuthor
-Eukaryota
-OpisthokontaCavalier-Smith 1987
kingdomAnimalia
-Bilateria
-EubilateriaAx 1987
-ProtostomiaGrobben 1908
-Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMolluscaLinnaeus 1758
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassAmmonoidea
orderAmmonitidaHyatt 1889
suborderAmmonitinaHyatt 1889
superfamilyDesmoceratoidea
familyDesmoceratidaeZittel 1895
subfamilyPuzosiinaeSpath 1922
genusOiophyllitesSpath 1953
Scientific NameOiophyllites Spath, 1953
Name Published InSci. Rep. Falkland Is. Depend. Surv., Colon. Off., Lond., no. 3
Opinions (PBDB)
NameRankOpinionEvidenceAuthor
Oiophyllitesgenusbelongs to Puzosiidaestated with evidenceSpath, 1953
Oiophyllitesgenusbelongs to Ammonoideasecond handSepkoski, 2002
Status (PBDB)extinct
Taxon Size (PBDB)3
First Recorded Appearance83.6 - 72.1 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Last Recorded Appearance83.5 - 70.6 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Motilityfast-moving (based on Ammonoidea)
Visionwell-developed (based on Cephalopoda)
Dietcarnivore (based on Ammonoidea)
Taphonomyaragonite (based on Ammonoidea)
Primary Reference (PBDB)L. F. Spath. 1953. The Upper Cretaceous cephalopod fauna of Graham Land. Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey Scientific Reports 3:1-60

Fossil Distribution

Subtaxa

NameStatusCommon Name(s)Fossil OccurrencesOldestYoungest
Oiophyllites angolaensis
species
accepted (GBIF)
listed (PBDB)
183.5 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
83.5 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Oiophyllites decipiens
species
accepted (GBIF)
listed (PBDB)
283.6 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
83.6 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous

Synonymy List

YearName and Author
1953Oiophyllites Spath p. 21
2002Oiophyllites Sepkoski, Jr.

References

Spath L. F. (1953) The Upper Cretaceous cephalopod fauna of Graham Land, Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey Scientific Reports 3, 1-60
Sepkoski, Jr. J. J. (2002) A compendium of fossil marine animal genera, Bulletins of American Paleontology 363, 1-560
Nomenclator Zoologicus. A list of the names of genera and subgenera in zoology from the tenth edition of Linnaeus, 1758 to the end of 2004. Digitised by uBio from vols. 1-9 of Neave (ed.), 1939-1996 plus supplementary digital-only volume. http://ubio.org/NomenclatorZoologicus (as at 2006). - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera
Sepkoski, J. J., Jr. (2002). A compendium of fossil marine animal genera. Bulletins of American Paleontology. 363, 1-560. - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera
Sci. Rep. Falkland Is. Depend. Surv., Colon. Off., Lond., no. 3 - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera
Data courtesy of: PBDB: The Paleobiology Database, Creative Commons CC-BY licenced. , GBIF: the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, various licences, iDigBio, various licences, and EOL: The Encyclopedia of Life (Open Data Public Domain). Because fossils are made of minerals too!
 
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