Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Scaphitidae
Synonym: Scaphites compressus d'Orbigny 1842 [replaced name]
Full reference: W. J. Kennedy. 1995. Taxonomic names, in Ammonite faunas, biostratigraphy, and sequence stratigraphy of the Coniacian-Santonian of the Corbières (NE Pyrénées). Bulletin des Centres de Recherches Elf Exploration-Production Elf-Aquitaine 19:377-499
Belongs to Yezoites according to W. J. Kennedy 1995
Sister taxa: Yezoites bladenensis, Yezoites matsumotoi, Yezoites perrini, Yezoites pseudoaequalis, Yezoites puerculus, Yezoites seabeensis, Yezoites subevolutus, Otoscaphites arnaudi, Otoscaphites (Hyposcaphites), Otoscaphites (Otoscaphites), Otoscaphites reidi
Type specimens:
- Yezoites orbignyi: MNHN.F.R01249, a shell. Its type locality is Soulatgé (d'Orbigny collection), which is in a Coniacian marine marl in France.
- Scaphites compressus: MNHN.F.R01249, a shell.
Ecology: fast-moving nektonic carnivore
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of France (4 collections)
Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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