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 Hauer, 1846
  • Rhacophyllites kavasensis Kovacs, 1942

Description

Rhacophyllites can reach a maximum diameter of about 120 millimetres (4.7 in). 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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