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Desmoscaphites erdmanni

Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Scaphitidae

Taxonomy
Desmoscaphites erdmanni was named by Cobban (1951).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1951Desmoscaphites erdmanni Cobban
2019Desmoscaphites erdmanni Sealey and Lucas p. 203 figs. 101G-K

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderAmmonitida
suborderAncyloceratinaWiedmann 1966
superfamilyScaphitoidea(Gill 1871)
familyScaphitidaeGill 1871
subfamilyScaphitinaeGill 1871
genusDesmoscaphitesReeside 1927
specieserdmanniCobban 1951

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.

†Desmoscaphites erdmanni Cobban 1951
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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: Middle Santonian or 85.80000 to 83.50000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Middle Santonian85.8 - 83.5USA (New Mexico) Desmoscaphites erdmanni, Desmoceras erdmanni (87849)