†Clioscaphites saxitonianus McLearn 1929 (ammonite)
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Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Scaphitidae
Alternative combinations: Billcobbanoceras saxitonianum, Scaphites ventricosus saxitonianus
Belongs to Clioscaphites according to W. A. Cobban et al. 2005
See also Birkelund 1965 and Cooper 1994
Sister taxa: Clioscaphites choteauensis, Clioscaphites montanensis, Clioscaphites vermiformis
Subtaxa: Clioscaphites saxitonianus septentrionalis
Ecology: fast-moving nektonic carnivore
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of Greenland (5 collections), United States (6: Colorado, Wyoming)
Total: 11 collections each including a single occurrence
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