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Scaphites nigricollensis

Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Scaphitidae

Taxonomy
Scaphites nigricollensis was named by Cobban (1951). It is a 3D body fossil.

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

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1951Scaphites nigricollensis Cobban p. 25 figs. pl. 6, figs. 1-17
2001Scaphites nigricollensis Braunberger and Hall p. 340

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderAmmonitida
suborderAncyloceratinaWiedmann 1966
superfamilyScaphitoidea(Gill 1871)
familyScaphitidaeGill 1871
subfamilyScaphitinaeGill 1871
genusScaphitesParkinson 1811
speciesnigricollensisCobban 1951

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 nigricollensis Cobban 1951
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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 Turonian or 93.50000 to 89.30000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Turonian93.5 - 89.3Canada (Alberta) Scaphites nigricollensis (89506)