Leiophyllites
| Leiophyllites | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Cephalopoda |
| Order: | Ammonitida |
| Family: | Ussuritidae |
| Genus: | Leiophyllites Diener, 1915 |
Leiophyllites is an early to middle Triassic ammonite belonging to the Ussuritidae, possibly forming an evolutionary link between Lower Triassic and later members of the family.
The shell is evolute with a very slightly embracing whorls, ovoid in cross section. Sutures have digitate lobes and monophyllic saddles, most closely resembling those of Palaeophyllites except lobes are more flared at the ends and saddles are constricted at the base.
References
- W.J. Arkell, et al, 1957. Mesozoic Ammonoidea, Treatise on Invertebrate Paleontology, Part L. Geological Society of America and University of Kansas Press
- Sepkoski's list of Cephalopod Genera