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Scaphites hippocrepis

Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Scaphitidae

Taxonomy
Ammonites hippocrepis was named by DeKay (1828) [DISTRIBUTION: Campanian; Gulf and Atlantic Coastal Plain, Western Europe.]. It is not a trace fossil.

It was recombined as Scaphites (Scaphites) hippocrepis by Kennedy (1986), Cobban and Kennedy (1992), Kennedy and Cobban (1993), Kennedy et al. (1997), Szives (2007); it was recombined as Scaphites hippocrepis by Anderson (1958), Ifrim et al. (2013).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
S. aequalis, S. aquisgranensiformis, S. reesidei, S. manasoaensis

Synonyms
  • Scaphites nanclasi was named by Coquand (1859). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Lavalette (Charente), which is in a Campanian carbonate carbonate in France.

    It was synonymized subjectively with Scaphites (Scaphites) hippocrepis by Kennedy (1986).
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1828Ammonites hippocrepis DeKay p. 273 figs. pl. 5, fig. 5
1859Scaphites nanclasi Coquand p. 996
1958Scaphites hippocrepis Anderson p. 252
1986Scaphites (Scaphites) hippocrepis Kennedy p. 118 figs. Pl 13, fig 5; pl 19, figs 1-34; pl 20, figs 1-6,10-19; pl 21, figs 1-11; pl 23, figs 2,3
1992Scaphites (Scaphites) hippocrepis Cobban and Kennedy p. 451 figs. 4.1-4.3, 4.13-4.20, 4.22, 4.23, 4.28, 4.29, 6.1-6.4, 6.10, 7.2
1993Scaphites (Scaphites) hippocrepis Kennedy and Cobban p. 845
1997Scaphites (Scaphites) hippocrepis Kennedy et al. p. 14
2007Scaphites (Scaphites) hippocrepis Szives p. 131 figs. Pl 40, fig 4
2013Scaphites hippocrepis Ifrim et al. p. 895 figs. 9.23-9.28, 12.1-12.15

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderAmmonitidaHaeckel 1866
suborderAncyloceratinaWiedmann 1966
superfamilyScaphitoidea(Gill 1871)
familyScaphitidaeGill 1871
subfamilyScaphitinaeGill 1871
genusScaphitesParkinson 1811
specieshippocrepis(DeKay 1828)

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

†Scaphites hippocrepis DeKay 1828
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Invalid names: Scaphites nanclasi Coquand 1859 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragoniteo
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: fast-movingo
Life habit: nektonico
Diet: carnivoreo
Vision: well-developedc
Created: 2005-01-28 02:27:03
Modified: 2009-10-08 14:14:55
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2003, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Middle Coniacian to the top of the Early/Lower Campanian or 89.80000 to 72.20000 Ma

Collections (29 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Middle Coniacian89.8 - 85.7USA (Wyoming) Scaphites hippocrepis (87785)
Early/Lower Santonian85.7 - 83.6France Scaphites hippocrepis (69875)
Santonian85.7 - 83.6USA (New Mexico) Scaphites hippocrepis (82271 87850)
Santonian85.7 - 83.6USA (California) Scaphites hippocrepis (44238)
Santonian85.7 - 83.6USA (Colorado) Scaphites hippocrepis (87853)
Campanian83.6 - 72.2USA (New Jersey) Scaphites hippocrepis (124222)
Campanian83.6 - 72.2Mexico (Coahuila) Scaphites hippocrepis (201737)
Early/Lower Campanian83.6 - 72.2USA (Texas) Scaphites hippocrepis (221086)
Early/Lower Campanian83.6 - 72.2France Scaphites hippocrepis (165826 165845 165847 165893 165906 165916 165917 165918 165919 165920) Scaphites nanclasi (165915)
Early/Lower Campanian83.6 - 72.2USA (Maryland) Scaphites hippocrepis (82386)
Early/Lower Campanian83.6 - 72.2USA (New Jersey) Scaphites hippocrepis (82387) Scaphites hippocrepis, Scaphites hippocrepis (88610)
Early/Lower Campanian83.6 - 72.2USA (Delaware) Scaphites hippocrepis (6123 6127 6158 88609)
Early/Lower Campanian83.6 - 72.2Mexico (Coahuila) Scaphites hippocrepis (171307)
Late/Upper Campanian83.6 - 72.2USA (Texas) Scaphites hippocrepis (73635)