Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Scaphitidae
Alternative combination: Scaphites (Scaphites) mariasensis
Belongs to Scaphites according to W. F. Braunberger and R. L. Hall 2001
See also Birkelund 1965 and Cobban 1983
Sister taxa: Scaphites (Scaphites), Scaphites arcadiensis, Scaphites binneyi, Scaphites bosquensis, Scaphites corvensis, Scaphites delicatulus, Scaphites diana, Scaphites equalis, Scaphites eruciformis, Scaphites geinitzii, Scaphites gillisi, Scaphites hippocrepis, Scaphites meriani, Scaphites nigricollensis, Scaphites obliquus, Scaphites patulus, Scaphites praecoquus, Scaphites roemeri, Scaphites subdelicatulus, Scaphites ventricosus
Subtaxa: Scaphites (Scaphites) mariasensis umivikensis
Ecology: fast-moving nektonic carnivore
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of Canada (1: Alberta collection), Greenland (1), United States (2: Montana, North Dakota)
Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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