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 Hauer, 1846Rhacophyllites kavasensis Kovacs, 1942

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.