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Scaphites (Discoscaphites) waagei

Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Scaphitidae

Taxonomy
Scaphites (Discoscaphites) waagei was named by Birkelund (1965). Its type specimen is MMH 9837 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Oyster-ammonite Conglomerate loc. I, Agatdalen, Nugssuaq, which is in a Maastrichtian offshore shale in Greenland.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1965Scaphites (Discoscaphites) waagei Birkelund p. 117 figs. Pl 35, figs 1,2; pl 36, figs 1-3; pl 37, figs 1,2; pl 38, fig 1; text-figs 67,71,101-105,121(7)

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassAmmonoidea()
RankNameAuthor
orderAmmonitidaHaeckel 1866
suborderAncyloceratinaWiedmann 1966
superfamilyScaphitoidea(Gill 1871)
familyScaphitidaeGill 1871
subfamilyScaphitinaeGill 1871
genusScaphitesMeek 1870
subgenusDiscoscaphites
specieswaagei

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.

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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: Maastrichtian or 72.20000 to 66.00000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Greenland Scaphites waagei (type locality: 70218 70221 70223)