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Yezoites

Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Scaphitidae

Taxonomy

Yezoites was named as a genus. It is not extant.

It was reranked as Scaphites (Yezoites) by Anderson (1958); it was synonymized subjectively with Scaphites by Kennedy (1984).

It was assigned to Scaphites by Anderson (1958); to Ammonoidea by Sepkoski (2002); and to Otoscaphitinae by Kennedy and Christensen (1991), Kennedy (1995), Kennedy (2005), Szives (2007), Tanabe (2022).

Species

Otoscaphites (Hyposcaphites), Otoscaphites (Otoscaphites), Otoscaphites arnaudi, Otoscaphites reidi, Y. bladenensis, Y. matsumotoi, Y. orbignyi (syn. Scaphites compressus), Y. perrini, Y. pseudoaequalis (syn. Scaphites klamathensis), Y. puerculus (syn. Scaphites yokoyamai, Scaphites roguensis, Scaphites inermis, Scaphites (Otoscaphites) yabei, Scaphites pittensis, Y. planus, Scaphites gracilis, Y. teshioensis, Scaphites condoni, Scaphites (Scaphites) obscurus), Y. seabeensis (syn. Scaphites (Hyposcaphites) stephanoceroides), Y. subevolutus

Species lacking formal opinion data

Y. delicatulus, Y. klamathensis, Y. pseudoequalis, Y. subplanus, Y. yonekurai

Synonyms

Otoscaphites was named by Wright (1953) [Sepkoski's age data: K Ceno-l K Coni-l Sepkoski's reference number: 1107].

It was reranked as Scaphites (Otoscaphites) by Kinger and Kennedy (1980); it was synonymized subjectively with Yezoites by Kennedy (1995).

It was assigned to Scaphitidae by Tanabe (1977); to Scaphites by Kinger and Kennedy (1980); to Otoscaphitinae by Wright (1979), Kennedy (1984); and to Ammonoidea by Sepkoski (2002).

Synonymy list

Year	Name and author
1953	Otoscaphites Wright
1958	Scaphites (Yezoites) Anderson p. 252
1977	Otoscaphites Tanabe p. 19
1979	Otoscaphites Wright p. 305
1980	Scaphites (Otoscaphites) Kinger and Kennedy p. 305
1984	Otoscaphites Kennedy p. 150
1991	Yezoites Kennedy and Christensen p. 223
1995	Yezoites Kennedy p. 433
2002	Otoscaphites Sepkoski
2002	Yezoites Sepkoski
2005	Yezoites Kennedy p. 419
2007	Yezoites Szives p. 118
2022	Yezoites Tanabe p. 238

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Rank	Name	Author
kingdom	Animalia	()
—	Bilateria
—	Eubilateria	Ax 1987
—	Protostomia
—	Spiralia
superphylum	Lophotrochozoa
phylum	Mollusca
class	Cephalopoda	Cuvier 1797

Rank	Name	Author
subclass	Ammonoidea	()
order	Ammonitida	Haeckel 1866
suborder	Ancyloceratina	Wiedmann 1966
superfamily	Scaphitoidea	(Gill 1871)
family	Scaphitidae	Gill 1871
subfamily	Otoscaphitinae	Wright 1953
genus	Yezoites

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. †Yezoites

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†Yezoites bladenensis Schlüter 1871

†Yezoites matsumotoi Tanabe 1977

†Yezoites orbignyi Kennedy 1995

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Invalid names: Scaphites compressus d'Orbigny 1842 [replaced]

†Yezoites perrini Anderson 1902

†Yezoites pseudoaequalis Yabe 1910

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Invalid names: Scaphites klamathensis Anderson 1902 [synonym]

†Yezoites puerculus Jimbo 1894

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†Scaphites condoni appressus Anderson 1902

Invalid names: Scaphites (Otoscaphites) yabei Wiedmann 1965 [synonym], Scaphites (Scaphites) obscurus Alabushev 1989 [synonym], Scaphites condoni Anderson 1902 [synonym], Scaphites gracilis Yabe 1910 [synonym], Scaphites inermis Anderson 1902 [synonym], Scaphites pittensis Anderson 1958 [synonym], Scaphites roguensis Anderson 1902 [synonym], Scaphites yokoyamai Jimbo 1894 [synonym], Yezoites planus Yabe 1910 [synonym], Yezoites teshioensis Yabe 1910 [synonym]

†Yezoites seabeensis Cobban and Gryc 1961

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Invalid names: Scaphites (Hyposcaphites) stephanoceroides Wiedmann 1965 [synonym]

†Yezoites subevolutus Böse 1928

Invalid names: Otoscaphites Wright 1953 [synonym]

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 2004, Kiessling 2003

Age range: base of the Early/Lower Albian to the top of the Early/Lower Campanian or 113.20000 to 72.20000 Ma

Collections (151 total)

Time interval	Ma	Country or state	Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Albian - Middle Albian	113.2 - 106.3	France	Y. subevolutus (13499)
Early/Lower Cenomanian	100.5 - 93.9	USA (Texas)	Scaphites subevolutus (88219 88220 88221)
Early/Lower Cenomanian	100.5 - 93.9	Mexico (Chihuahua)	Otoscaphites subevolutus (88760)
Late/Upper Cenomanian	100.5 - 93.9	USA (South Dakota)	Y. sp. (77738)
Late/Upper Cenomanian	100.5 - 93.9	USA (Arizona)	Y. delicatulus (53505 53925)
Late/Upper Cenomanian	100.5 - 93.9	USA (Montana)	Y. delicatulus (175421)
Early/Lower Turonian	93.9 - 89.8	Japan	Scaphites puerculus, Scaphites planus (86999) Y. puerculus (226884 226885 226886 226887)
Early/Lower Turonian	93.9 - 89.8	USA (Alaska)	Otoscaphites perrini (226970) Otoscaphites seabeensis (226969 226971 226972 226973 226974 226975 226976 226977)
Early/Lower Turonian	93.9 - 89.8	Russian Federation	Scaphites planus (220839 220840)
Late/Upper Turonian	93.9 - 89.8	United Kingdom (England)	Otoscaphites bladenensis (159656 175781) Otoscaphites reidi (175764 175765 175782 175783) Scaphites pseudoaequalis (159132 175766)
Late/Upper Turonian	93.9 - 89.8	Russian Federation	Scaphites planus (84215)
Late/Upper Turonian	93.9 - 89.8	USA (South Dakota)	Otoscaphites seabeensis (88005)
Late/Upper Turonian	93.9 - 89.8	USA (California)	Otoscaphites sp. (222109) Scaphites condoni, Otoscaphites puerculus (222110)
Late/Upper Turonian	93.9 - 89.8	USA (Oregon)	Scaphites condoni (86813)
Late/Upper Turonian	93.9 - 89.8	Japan	Scaphites subdelicatus (86997) Y. puerculus (226898) Y. seabeensis (226902 226948)
Late/Upper Turonian	93.9 - 89.8	Germany	Otoscaphites auritus (12685)
Middle Turonian	93.9 - 89.8	Japan	Otoscaphites puerculus (212914 212917) Scaphites planus, Otoscaphites puerculus (4877 69155 69163 69166 69169 69172) Scaphites planus, Otoscaphites puerculus, Scaphites yokoyamai (69154 69157 69158 69162 69175) Y. perrini (86988 226946 226947) Y. puerculus (212859 226888 226889 226890 226891 226893 226894 226895 226896 226897 226955 226956 226957 226958 226959 226960 226961 226962 226963 226964) Y. puerculus, Y. perrini (226892 226945)
Middle Turonian	93.9 - 89.8	USA (Alaska)	Y. puerculus (51920)
Middle Turonian	93.9 - 89.8	Russian Federation	Y. puerculus (226949 226952 226953 226954) Y. puerculus, Scaphites planus (84216)
Turonian	93.9 - 89.8	Japan (Hokkaido)	Scaphites planus, Otoscaphites puerculus (94688) Scaphites planus, Scaphites pseudoaequalis, Otoscaphites puerculus (94687)
Turonian	93.9 - 89.8	Japan	Otoscaphites sp., Otoscaphites puerculus, Otoscaphites perrini (65022) Scaphites planus, Otoscaphites puerculus (69156 69164 69165 69167 69168 69170 69173 69174) Scaphites planus, Otoscaphites puerculus, Scaphites yokoyamai (69159 69160) Scaphites planus, Otoscaphites puerculus, Scaphites yokoyamai, Otoscaphites perrini (69171)
Turonian	93.9 - 89.8	USA (Oregon)	Otoscaphites perrini (86814)
Turonian	93.9 - 89.8	USA (California)	Otoscaphites puerculus (215285 215310 222092 222093) Otoscaphites sp. (214143) Otoscaphites sp., Scaphites pittensis, Scaphites inermis (44213) Scaphites roguensis, Scaphites inermis, Otoscaphites puerculus (215618)
Late/Upper Turonian - Coniacian	93.9 - 85.7	USA (California)	Otoscaphites puerculus (225445) Otoscaphites puerculus, Scaphites yokoyamai (225448)
Turonian - Coniacian	93.9 - 85.7	USA (Alaska)	Otoscaphites teshioensis (88889 88890) Otoscaphites teshionesis (88940)
Coniacian	89.8 - 85.7	France	Scaphites compressus (179792)
Coniacian	89.8 - 85.7	Antarctica	Y. bladenensis (83563)
Coniacian	89.8 - 85.7	Denmark	Y. sp. (70001)
Coniacian	89.8 - 85.7	Russian Federation (Sakhalin)	Y. subplanus, Y. yonekurai, Y. pseudoequalis, Y. puerculus (64574)
Early/Lower Coniacian	89.8 - 85.7	Russian Federation	Y. matsumotoi (226950 226951)
Early/Lower Coniacian	89.8 - 85.7	Indian Ocean	Scaphites sp. (82505)
Early/Lower Coniacian	89.8 - 85.7	USA (Alaska)	Y. pseudoaequalis (226965)
Early/Lower Coniacian	89.8 - 85.7	Japan	Otoscaphites klamathensis, Otoscaphites matsumotoi (86994) Otoscaphites klamathensis, Scaphites pseudoaequalis (86993) Otoscaphites klamathensis, Y. matsumotoi (86995) Otoscaphites matsumotoi (86990 86996) Y. matsumotoi (226966) Y. pseudoaequalis (226899 226900 226908 226968) Y. pseudoaequalis, Y. matsumotoi (226967)
Early/Lower Coniacian	89.8 - 85.7	Germany (Sachsen)	Y. bladenensis (172052)
Early/Lower Coniacian	89.8 - 85.7	Brazil	Otoscaphites sp. (140901)
Late/Upper Coniacian	89.8 - 85.7	Japan	Otoscaphites matsumotoi (86992) Y. pseudoaequalis (226901)
Late/Upper Coniacian	89.8 - 85.7	France	Y. orbignyi (179199 179222)
Middle Coniacian	89.8 - 85.7	France	Otoscaphites arnaudi (178947) Scaphites arnaudi (178982 179103)
Middle Coniacian	89.8 - 85.7	Madagascar	Y. klamathensis (46615)
Early/Lower Santonian	85.7 - 83.6	France	Y. orbignyi (179257)
Late/Upper Santonian	85.7 - 83.6	France	Y. sp. (179115 179806)
Santonian	85.7 - 83.6	USA (California)	Otoscaphites puerculus (86935) Otoscaphites sp. (44238)
Santonian	85.7 - 83.6	Antarctica	Y. sp. 1, Y. sp. 2 (83371)
Early/Lower Campanian	83.6 - 72.2	Antarctica	Y. sp. 3 (83376 83377)