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Macroscaphitidae

Cephalopoda - Macroscaphitidae

Taxonomy
Macroscaphitidae was named by Hyatt (1900). Its type is Macroscaphites.

It was assigned to Hamitaceae by Wright (1952); to Ancylocerataceae by Landra et al. (2000); and to Ptychoceratoidea by Klein et al. (2007).

Subtaxa
Cicatrites, Macroscaphites (type genus)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1900Macroscaphitidae Hyatt
1952Macroscaphitidae Wright
2000Macroscaphitidae Landra et al. p. 40
2007Macroscaphitidae Klein et al. p. 289

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
RankNameAuthor
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassAmmonoidea()
superfamilyPtychoceratoideaGill 1871
familyMacroscaphitidaeHyatt 1900
familyMacroscaphitidaeHyatt 1900

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.

Fm. †Macroscaphitidae Hyatt 1900
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G. †Macroscaphites Meek 1876
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Macroscaphites soaresi Da Silva 1962
Macroscaphites yvani Puzos 1831
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 Barremian to the top of the Early/Lower Cenomanian or 129.40000 to 93.50000 Ma

Collections (36 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Barremian130.0 - 125.45France (Drôme) Macroscaphites sp. (157590)
Late/Upper Barremian130.0 - 125.45Bulgaria Macroscaphites yvani, Costidiscus recticostatus (161852)
Late/Upper Barremian130.0 - 125.45Serbia and Montenegro Macroscaphites perforatus (169598 169601 169603 169604 169606 169609 169611)
Late/Upper Barremian130.0 - 125.45Italy Costidiscus grebenianus, Macroscaphites yvani, Costidiscus recticostatus (71828)
Barremian129.4 - 125.0Egypt Costidiscus recticostatus (171271)
Barremian129.4 - 125.0France (Provence) Costidiscus nodosostriatus (56058) Macroscaphites yvani (56059)
Barremian129.4 - 125.0Spain (Murcia) Costidiscus rakusi (2327 2379)
Barremian129.4 - 125.0Italy Costidiscus recticostatus (50805)
Barremian129.4 - 125.0Czech Republic Costidiscus recticostatus (2121)
Aptian125.0 - 113.0Georgia Costidiscus sp. (2116)
Late/Upper Aptian122.46 - 113.0Venezuela (Monagas) Macroscaphites striatisulcatus (87921)
Early/Lower Aptian121.4 - 122.46France Macroscaphites striatisulcatus (228367 228368 228369 228370 228371 228388 228391) Macroscaphites yvani (228401)
Early/Lower Aptian121.4 - 122.46Mozambique Macroscaphites soaresi (177193)
Early/Lower Aptian121.4 - 122.46South Africa Macroscaphites soaresi (177192)
Early/Lower Aptian121.4 - 122.46Spain Macroscaphites striasulcatus (154653)
Early/Lower Aptian121.4 - 122.46Mexico (Nuevo León) Macroscaphites sp. (220651)
Early/Lower Aptian121.4 - 122.46Italy Costidiscus sp. (82831) Macroscaphites recticostatus (82832) Macroscaphites sp. (82827 82834)
Early/Lower Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5Mexico (Zacatecas) Macroscaphites sp. (87607)