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Desmoscaphites

Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Scaphitidae

Taxonomy
Desmoscaphites was named by Reeside (1927) [Sepkoski's age data: K Sant-u K Camp].

It was assigned to Ammonoidea by Sepkoski (2002); and to Scaphitinae by Landman and Cobban (2007).

Species
D. bassleri, D. erdmanni
Species lacking formal opinion data
D. edmanni

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1927Desmoscaphites Reeside p. 26
2002Desmoscaphites Sepkoski
2007Desmoscaphites Landman and Cobban p. 72

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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
genusDesmoscaphitesReeside 1927

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.

G. †Desmoscaphites Reeside 1927
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†Desmoscaphites bassleri Reeside 1927
†Desmoscaphites erdmanni Cobban 1951
Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
N. H. Landman and W. A. Cobban 2007Desmoscaphites is characterized by constrictions on the early whorls and a moderately stout, closely coiled adult shell, with ventrolateral tubercles on the body chamber.
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 2004, Kiessling 2003

Age range: base of the Turonian to the top of the Campanian or 93.90000 to 72.20000 Ma

Collections (7 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Turonian93.9 - 89.8USA (New Mexico) D. edmanni (82259)
Turonian93.9 - 89.8USA (New Mexico) D. bassleri (217096)
Middle Santonian85.7 - 83.6USA (New Mexico) D. bassleri, D. erdmanni, Desmoceras erdmanni (87849)
Santonian85.7 - 83.6Russian Federation (Sakhalin) D. bassleri (64585)
Santonian85.7 - 83.6USA (New Mexico) D. bassleri (234103)
Santonian85.7 - 83.6USA (Wyoming) D. bassleri (87780)
Campanian83.6 - 72.2Canada (Alberta) D. bassleri (87434)