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Macroscaphites yvani

Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Macroscaphitidae

Taxonomy
Scaphites yvani was named by Puzos (1831). It is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Macroscaphites (Macroscaphites) yuani by Landra et al. (2000); it was recombined as Macroscaphites yuani by Klein et al. (2007); it was recombined as Macroscaphites yvani by Renz (1982), Bersac and Bert (2019), Benzaggagh (2025).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1831Scaphites yvani Puzos
1982Macroscaphites yvani Renz p. 20
2000Macroscaphites (Macroscaphites) yuani Landra et al. p. 40
2007Macroscaphites yuani Klein et al. p. 296
2019Macroscaphites yvani Bersac and Bert p. 155
2025Macroscaphites yvani Benzaggagh p. 18 fig. 10W

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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
speciesyvani(Puzos 1831)

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.

Macroscaphites yvani Puzos 1831
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmean
shell height17.00
shell diameter124.0
shell inflation19.50

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 Barremian to the top of the Early/Lower Aptian or 125.77000 to 119.57000 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Barremian125.77 - 121.4France (Provence) Macroscaphites yvani (56059)
Late/Upper Barremian125.77 - 121.4Bulgaria Macroscaphites yvani (161852)
Late/Upper Barremian125.77 - 121.4Morocco Macroscaphites yvani (240076)
Late/Upper Barremian125.77 - 121.4Italy Macroscaphites yvani (71828)
Early/Lower Aptian121.4 - 119.57France Macroscaphites yvani (228401)