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Discoscaphites conradi

Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Scaphitidae

Taxonomy
Ammonites conradi was named by Morton (1834) [DISTRIBUTION: Maastrichtian; Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plains.]. It is not a trace fossil.

It was recombined as Scaphites (Discoscaphites) conradi by Meek (1876); it was recombined as Discoscaphites conradi by Landman and Waage (1993), Kennedy et al. (1997) and Larina et al. (2016).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1834Ammonites conradi Morton p. 39 figs. pl. 16, fig. 3
1876Scaphites (Discoscaphites) conradi Meek p. 432
1941Discoscaphites roanensis Stephenson p. 428 figs. pl. 90, figs. 1-4
1993Discoscaphites conradi Landman and Waage p. 194
1997Discoscaphites conradi Kennedy et al. p. 21
2016Discoscaphites conradi Larina et al.

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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
genusDiscoscaphitesMeek 1870
speciesconradi(Morton 1834)

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 conradi Morton 1834
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Invalid names: Discoscaphites roanensis Stephenson 1941 [synonym]
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 70.60000 to 66.00000 Ma

Collections (73 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Cretaceous145.0 - 66.0USA (Maryland) Discoscaphites conradi (125141)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0USA (Arkansas) Discoscaphites conradi (4390)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0USA (New Jersey) Discoscaphites conradi (4380 26818)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0USA (Alabama) Discoscaphites conradi (4247)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0USA (Maryland) Discoscaphites conradi (125950)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian - Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0USA (Colorado) Discoscaphites conradi (71838)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0USA (Alabama) Discoscaphites conradi (4175 4178 4192 4193 4197 4199 4200 4202 4203 4204 4205 4206 4207 4213 4215 4216 4223 83225 205799 205803)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0USA (Texas) Discoscaphites conradi (4421 4431 4434 4453 4455)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0USA (Mississippi) Discoscaphites conradi (4137 4142 4143 4148 4157 4160 4161 4163 4165 4167 4168)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0USA (Maryland) Discoscaphites conradi (4364 4367 4368 4369 4370 4372 4374 4375 4376)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0USA (South Dakota) Discoscaphites conradi (88510 88511 88512 178555 178557 178561 178600 178602 178606 178628 178629 178630 178631 178632 178633 178634 178637 178638 178639 178640 178642)