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Scaphites whitfieldi

Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Scaphitidae

Taxonomy
Scaphites whitfieldi was named by Cobban (1951). It is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Coloradoscaphites whitfieldi by Cooper (1994).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1951Scaphites whitfieldi Cobban
1994Coloradoscaphites whitfieldi Cooper
2006Scaphites whitfieldi Cobban fig. 4J
2011Scaphites whitfieldi Sealey and Lucas p. 365 figs. 4A-D
2019Scaphites whitfieldi Klein and Landman pp. 1 - 25

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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
genusScaphitesParkinson 1811
specieswhitfieldiCobban 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.

Scaphites whitfieldi Cobban 1951
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available