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Discoscaphites
Taxonomy
Discoscaphites was named by Meek (1870) [Sepkoski's age data: K Camp-u K Maes-u Sepkoski's reference number: 971,1107]. Its type is Ammonites coelonotus.
It was reranked as Scaphites (Discoscaphites) by Birkelund (1965).
It was assigned to Scaphites by Birkelund (1965); to Scaphitinae by Landman and Waage (1993) and Kennedy et al. (1997); and to Ammonoidea by Sepkoski (2002).
It was reranked as Scaphites (Discoscaphites) by Birkelund (1965).
It was assigned to Scaphites by Birkelund (1965); to Scaphitinae by Landman and Waage (1993) and Kennedy et al. (1997); and to Ammonoidea by Sepkoski (2002).
Synonymy list
Year | Name and author |
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1870 | Discoscaphites Meek |
1965 | Scaphites (Discoscaphites) Birkelund p. 116 |
1993 | Discoscaphites Landman and Waage p. 194 |
1997 | Discoscaphites Kennedy et al. p. 21 |
2002 | Discoscaphites Sepkoski |
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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. †Discoscaphites Meek 1870
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†Discoscaphites conradi Morton 1834
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Invalid names: Discoscaphites roanensis Stephenson 1941 [synonym]
†Discoscaphites gulosus Morton 1834
†Discoscaphites iris Conrad 1858
†Discoscaphites minardi Landman et al. 2004
†Discoscaphites rossi Landman and Waage 1993
†Discoscaphites sphaeroidalis Kennedy and Cobban 2000
†Scaphites (Discoscaphites) waagei Birkelund 1965
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available