Discoscaphites conradi Morton 1834 (ammonite)

Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Scaphitidae

Alternative combinations: Ammonites conradi, Scaphites (Discoscaphites) conradi, Scaphites conradi

Synonym: Discoscaphites roanensis Stephenson 1941

Belongs to Discoscaphites according to W. J. Kennedy et al. 1997

See also Landman and Waage 1993, Larina et al. 2016 and Stephenson 1914

Sister taxa: Discoscaphites gulosus, Discoscaphites iris, Discoscaphites minardi, Discoscaphites rossi, Discoscaphites sphaeroidalis, Scaphites (Discoscaphites) waagei

Ecology: fast-moving nektonic carnivore

Distribution:

• Cretaceous of United States (74: Alabama, Arkansas, Colorado, Maryland, Mississippi, New Jersey, South Dakota, Texas collections)

Total: 74 collections each including a single occurrence

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