Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Scaphitidae
Alternative combination: Scaphites (Ammonites) comprimus
Belongs to Hoploscaphites according to N. H. Landman and K. M. Waage 1993
Sister taxa: Hoploscaphites (Tovebirkelundites), Hoploscaphites angmartussutensis, Hoploscaphites birkelundae, Hoploscaphites brevis, Hoploscaphites constrictus, Hoploscaphites indicus, Hoploscaphites landesi, Hoploscaphites melloi, Hoploscaphites nicolletii, Hoploscaphites nodosus, Hoploscaphites pumilus, Hoploscaphites quiriquinensis, Hoploscaphites sargklofak, Hoploscaphites tenuistriatus, Hoploscaphites vistulensis, Scaphites (Hoploscaphites) groenlandicus, Scaphites (Hoploscaphites) ikorfatensis, Scaphites (Hoploscaphites) ravni
Ecology: fast-moving nektonic carnivore
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of United States (13: South Dakota collections)
Total: 13 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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