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Scaphites (Scaphites) gibbus

Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Scaphitidae

Taxonomy
Scaphites gibbus was named by Schlüter (1872) [DISTRIBUTION: Campanian; Europe, central Asia.]. It is not a trace fossil.

It was recombined as Trachyscaphites gibbus by Atabekyan and Khakimov (1976); it was recombined as Scaphites (Scaphites) gibbus by Kennedy (1986), Kennedy (1993).

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

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1872Scaphites gibbus Schlüter p. 87 figs. pl. 6, figs. 1-4
1976Trachyscaphites gibbus Atabekyan and Khakimov p. 71 figs. Pl 8, figs 4-6
1986Scaphites (Scaphites) gibbus Kennedy p. 125 figs. Pl 19, figs 35-37
1993Scaphites (Scaphites) gibbus Kennedy p. 112

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassAmmonoidea()
RankNameAuthor
orderAmmonitidaHaeckel 1866
suborderAncyloceratinaWiedmann 1966
superfamilyScaphitoidea(Gill 1871)
familyScaphitidaeGill 1871
subfamilyScaphitinaeGill 1871
genusScaphitesParkinson 1811
subgenusScaphitesParkinson 1811
speciesgibbus(Schlüter 1872)

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 (Scaphites) gibbus Schlüter 1872
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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: Late/Upper Campanian or 83.60000 to 72.20000 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Campanian - Middle Campanian83.6 - 72.2Germany Scaphites gibbus (64187)
Late/Upper Campanian83.6 - 72.2Belgium Scaphites gibbus (82895 82896)
Late/Upper Campanian83.6 - 72.2France Scaphites gibbus (165839)
Late/Upper Campanian83.6 - 72.2Tajikistan Trachyscaphites gibbus (185088)