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Rhacophyllites

Rhacophyllites is an extinct genus of cephalopods belonging to the family Discophyllitidae. These nektonic carnivores lived during the Triassic period, from Carnian to Rhaetian age.

Species

  • Rhacophyllites debilis <small>Hauer, 1846</small>
  • Rhacophyllites kavasensis <small>Kovacs, 1942</small>

Description

Rhacophyllites can reach a maximum diameter of about . They have a discoidal, generally evolute shell. The first lateral saddle of the suture is diphyllic and adjacent lateral saddles are diphyllic or triphillic.

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