Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Scaphitidae
Alternative combination: Otoscaphites (Hyposcaphites) matsumotoi
Full reference: K. Tanabe. 1977. Mid-Cretaceous scaphitid ammonites from Hokkaido. Palaeontological Society of Japan Special Papers 21:11-22
Belongs to Yezoites according to K. Tanabe 2022
See also Tanabe 1977
Sister taxa: Yezoites bladenensis, Yezoites orbignyi, Yezoites perrini, Yezoites pseudoaequalis, Yezoites puerculus, Yezoites seabeensis, Yezoites subevolutus, Otoscaphites (Hyposcaphites), Otoscaphites reidi, Otoscaphites (Otoscaphites), Otoscaphites arnaudi
Type specimen: GK. H. 5827, a shell.
Ecology: fast-moving nektonic carnivore
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of Japan (7 collections), the Russian Federation (2)
Total: 9 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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