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Macroscaphites (Macroscaphites)

Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Macroscaphitidae

Taxonomy
Macroscaphites (Macroscaphites) was named by Meek (1876).

It was assigned to Macroscaphites by Meek (1876), Landra et al. (2000).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1876Macroscaphites (Macroscaphites) Meek
2000Macroscaphites (Macroscaphites) Landra et al. p. 40

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderAmmonitidaHaeckel 1866
suborderAncyloceratinaWiedmann 1966
superfamilyAncyloceratoidea(Gill 1871)
familyMacroscaphitidaeHyatt 1900
genusMacroscaphitesMeek 1876
subgenusMacroscaphitesMeek 1876

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.

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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: Early/Lower Aptian or 121.40000 to 119.57000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Aptian121.4 - 119.57Italy Macroscaphites sp. (82834)