Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Scaphitidae
Alternative combinations: Ammonites nebrascensis, Discoscaphites nebrascensis, Scaphites (Discoscaphites) nebrascensis
Synonyms: Ammonites cheyennensis Owen 1852, Discoscaphites cheyennensis Owen 1852, Hoploscaphites cheyennensis Owen 1852, Scaphites (Discoscaphites) cheyennensis Owen 1852
Belongs to Jeletzkytes according to W. J. Kennedy et al. 1997
See also Landman and Waage 1993
Sister taxa: Jeletzkytes compressus, Jeletzkytes crassus, Jeletzkytes criptonodosus, Jeletzkytes dorfi, Jeletzkytes furnivali, Jeletzkytes spedeni
Ecology: fast-moving nektonic carnivore
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of United States (24: Maryland, South Dakota collections)
Total: 24 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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