Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Scaphitidae
Alternative combinations: Hoploscaphites pumilis, Scaphites pumilis, Scaphites pumilus
Belongs to Hoploscaphites according to M. Machalski and G. S. Odin 2001
See also Atabekyan and Khakimov 1976 and Kennedy and Cobban 1993
Sister taxa: Hoploscaphites (Tovebirkelundites), Hoploscaphites angmartussutensis, Hoploscaphites birkelundae, Hoploscaphites brevis, Hoploscaphites comprimus, Hoploscaphites constrictus, Hoploscaphites indicus, Hoploscaphites landesi, Hoploscaphites melloi, Hoploscaphites nicolletii, Hoploscaphites nicolletti, Hoploscaphites nodosus, 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 France (24 collections), Tajikistan (1), United States (9: Arkansas, New Jersey, Texas)
Total: 34 collections each including a single occurrence
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