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Scaphites mariasensis

Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Scaphitidae

Taxonomy
Scaphites mariasensis was named by Cobban (1851). It is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Scaphites (Scaphites) mariasensis by Birkelund (1965).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1851Scaphites mariasensis Cobban p. 28 figs. pl. 8, figs. 14-17
1965Scaphites (Scaphites) mariasensis Birkelund p. 81
1983Scaphites mariasensis Cobban p. 10
2001Scaphites mariasensis Braunberger and Hall p. 342

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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
speciesmariasensisCobban 1851

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 mariasensis Cobban 1851
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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: Coniacian or 89.80000 to 86.30000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Turonian93.5 - 89.3USA (North Dakota) Scaphites mariasensis (88025)
Late/Upper Turonian93.5 - 89.3Canada (Alberta) Scaphites mariasensis (89507)
Coniacian89.8 - 86.3Greenland Scaphites mariasensis (70195)
Early/Lower Coniacian89.3 - 85.8USA (Montana) Scaphites mariasensis (88026)