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Desmoscaphites

Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Scaphitidae

Taxonomy
Desmoscaphites was named by Reeside (1927) [Sepkoski's age data: K Sant-u K Camp].

It was assigned to Ammonoidea by Sepkoski (2002); and to Scaphitinae by Landman and Cobban (2007).

Species
D. bassleri

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1927Desmoscaphites Reeside p. 26
2002Desmoscaphites Sepkoski
2007Desmoscaphites Landman and Cobban p. 72

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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

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.

G. †Desmoscaphites Reeside 1927
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†Desmoscaphites bassleri Reeside 1927
Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
N. H. Landman and W. A. Cobban 2007Desmoscaphites is characterized by constrictions on the early whorls and a moderately stout, closely coiled adult shell, with ventrolateral tubercles on the body chamber.
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 Late/Upper Turonian to the top of the Middle Santonian or 93.50000 to 83.50000 Ma

Collections (7 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Turonian93.9 - 89.8USA (New Mexico) D. bassleri (217096)
Late/Upper Turonian93.5 - 89.3USA (New Mexico) D. edmanni (82259)
Santonian86.3 - 83.6Russian Federation (Sakhalin) D. bassleri (64585)
Santonian86.3 - 83.6USA (Wyoming) D. bassleri (87780)
Santonian86.3 - 83.6USA (New Mexico) D. bassleri (234103)
Middle Santonian85.8 - 83.5USA (New Mexico) D. erdmanni, D. bassleri, Desmoceras erdmanni (87849)
Campanian83.6 - 72.1Canada (Alberta) D. bassleri (87434)