Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Scaphitidae
Alternative combinations: Ammonites nicolletii, Discoscaphites nicolletii, Scaphites (Hoploscaphites) nicolletii, Scaphites nicolletii
Synonyms: Ammonites abyssinus Morton 1841, Ammonites mandanensis Morton 1842, Discoscaphites abyssinus Morton 1841, Scaphites mandanensis Morton 1842
Belongs to Hoploscaphites according to N. H. Landman and K. M. Waage 1993
See also Russell and Landes 1937
Sister taxa: Hoploscaphites (Tovebirkelundites), Hoploscaphites angmartussutensis, Hoploscaphites birkelundae, Hoploscaphites brevis, Hoploscaphites comprimus, Hoploscaphites constrictus, Hoploscaphites indicus, Hoploscaphites landesi, Hoploscaphites melloi, Hoploscaphites nicolletti, Hoploscaphites nodosus, Hoploscaphites pumilus, Hoploscaphites quiriquinensis, Hoploscaphites sargklofak, Hoploscaphites tenuistriatus, Hoploscaphites vistulensis, Scaphites (Hoploscaphites) gilli, Scaphites (Hoploscaphites) groenlandicus, Scaphites (Hoploscaphites) ikorfatensis, Scaphites (Hoploscaphites) ravni
Ecology: fast-moving nektonic carnivore
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of Canada (1: Alberta collection), United States (33: Colorado, Kansas, North Dakota, South Dakota)
Total: 34 collections each including a single occurrence
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