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Discoscaphites iris

Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Scaphitidae

Taxonomy
Discoscaphites iris was named by Conrad (1858). It is not extant.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
D. abyssinius, D. constrictus, D. erucoideus, D. nicoletti

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1858Discoscaphites iris Conrad
2009Discoscaphites iris Machalski et al. p. 375 fig. 2
2016Discoscaphites iris Larina et al.

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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
genusDiscoscaphitesMeek 1870
speciesirisConrad 1858

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.

†Discoscaphites iris Conrad 1858
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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 2004, Kiessling 2003

Age range: Late/Upper Maastrichtian or 72.20000 to 66.00000 Ma

Collections (23 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0USA (Tennessee) Discoscaphites iris (4121)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Libya Discoscaphites iris (208625)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0USA (Alabama) Discoscaphites iris (4194 4202 4203 205803)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0USA (Arkansas) Discoscaphites iris (205795)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0USA (Missouri) Discoscaphites iris (4385 205794)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0USA (Mississippi) Discoscaphites iris (4123 4125 4126 4127 4130 4134 205793 205796 205797 205798 212621)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0USA (Maryland) Discoscaphites iris (4369 4370 4371)