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Baculites scotti

Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Baculitidae

Taxonomy
Baculites scotti was named by Cobban (1958) [= 1992 Baculites sp., Lucas and Sealey, p. 26; fig. 1.30j-k.]. Its type specimen is USNM 108929 and is a 3D body fossil.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1958Baculites scotti Cobban pp. 660, 662 - 663 figs. pl. 90, figs. 1-9, text figs. 1a-e, h
2018Baculites scotti Sealey and Lucas p. 630 figs. 13G-I, 14I-J
2019Baculites scotti Sealey and Lucas p. 195 figs. 108C-M

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderAmmonitidaHaeckel 1866
suborderAncyloceratinaWiedmann 1966
superfamilyTurrilitoidea(Gill 1871)
familyBaculitidaeGill 1871
genusBaculitesLamarck 1799
speciesscotti

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.

Baculites scotti Cobban 1958
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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: base of the Middle Campanian to the top of the Campanian or 83.60000 to 72.20000 Ma

Collections (10 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Campanian83.6 - 72.2USA (Wyoming) Baculites scotti (1652 1653 1654 1655 1656 1657 1658)
Campanian83.6 - 72.2USA (New Mexico) Baculites scotti (88553)
Middle Campanian83.6 - 72.2USA (Texas) Baculites scotti (7467)
Late/Upper Campanian - Early/Lower Maastrichtian83.6 - 66.0USA (New Jersey) Baculites scotti (57916)