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Scaphites (Scaphites) depressus

Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Scaphitidae

Taxonomy
Scaphites depressus was named by Reeside (1927). It is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Scaphites ventricosus depressus by Reeside (1927); it was recombined as Scaphites (Scaphites) depressus by Sealey and Lucas (2019).

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

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1927Scaphites depressus Reeside
1927Scaphites ventricosus depressus Reeside
1927Scaphites ventricosus stantoni Reeside
1951Scaphites depressus oregonensis Cobban
1986Scaphites depressus Scott et al. p. 8
2019Scaphites (Scaphites) depressus Sealey and Lucas p. 199 fig. 83G,I,J

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassAmmonoidea()
RankNameAuthor
orderAmmonitida
suborderAncyloceratinaWiedmann 1966
superfamilyScaphitoidea(Gill 1871)
familyScaphitidaeGill 1871
subfamilyScaphitinaeGill 1871
genusScaphitesParkinson 1811
subgenusScaphitesParkinson 1811
speciesdepressus(Reeside 1927)

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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Invalid names: Scaphites depressus oregonensis Cobban 1951 [synonym]
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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: base of the Late/Upper Coniacian to the top of the Early/Lower Santonian or 89.30000 to 83.50000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Coniacian89.3 - 85.8USA (Colorado) Scaphites depressus (74321)
Early/Lower Santonian85.8 - 83.5USA (Colorado) Scaphites depressus (74323 87852)