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Scaphitidae
Taxonomy
Scaphitidae was named by Gill (1871). Its type is Scaphites.
It was assigned to Ammonoidea by Thomel (1988); to Scaphitaceae by Wright (1952), Brunnschweiler (1966), Kennedy (1984), Kennedy and Cobban (1990), Kennedy and Christensen (1991), Cobban and Kennedy (1992), Kennedy et al. (1992), Ward and Kennedy (1993), Kennedy (1993), Kennedy and Christennsen (1993), Landman and Waage (1993), Kennedy (1994), Kennedy (1995), Kennedy et al. (1997), Kennedy et al. (1997), Arkadiev et al. (2000), Landman and Cobban (2003), Kennedy and Jolkicev (2004) and Szives (2007); and to Scaphitoidea by Henderson (1990), Kennedy (2005), Kennedy and Latil (2007), Kennedy et al. (2008), Machalski et al. (2012), Kennedy and Gale (2015), Ifrim et al. (2015), Niebuhr et al. (2016) and Tanabe (2022).
It was assigned to Ammonoidea by Thomel (1988); to Scaphitaceae by Wright (1952), Brunnschweiler (1966), Kennedy (1984), Kennedy and Cobban (1990), Kennedy and Christensen (1991), Cobban and Kennedy (1992), Kennedy et al. (1992), Ward and Kennedy (1993), Kennedy (1993), Kennedy and Christennsen (1993), Landman and Waage (1993), Kennedy (1994), Kennedy (1995), Kennedy et al. (1997), Kennedy et al. (1997), Arkadiev et al. (2000), Landman and Cobban (2003), Kennedy and Jolkicev (2004) and Szives (2007); and to Scaphitoidea by Henderson (1990), Kennedy (2005), Kennedy and Latil (2007), Kennedy et al. (2008), Machalski et al. (2012), Kennedy and Gale (2015), Ifrim et al. (2015), Niebuhr et al. (2016) and Tanabe (2022).
Subtaxa
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1871 | Scaphitidae Gill |
| 1952 | Scaphitidae Wright |
| 1966 | Scaphitidae Brunnschweiler p. 54 |
| 1984 | Scaphitidae Kennedy p. 146 |
| 1988 | Scaphitidae Thomel p. 25 |
| 1990 | Scaphitidae Henderson p. 127 |
| 1990 | Scaphitidae Kennedy and Cobban p. 417 |
| 1991 | Scaphitidae Kennedy and Christensen p. 222 |
| 1992 | Scaphitidae Cobban and Kennedy p. 84 |
| 1992 | Scaphitidae Kennedy et al. p. 275 |
| 1993 | Scaphitidae Kennedy p. 112 |
| 1993 | Scaphitidae Kennedy and Christennsen p. 155 |
| 1993 | Scaphitidae Landman and Waage p. 73 |
| 1993 | Scaphitidae Ward and Kennedy p. 53 |
| 1994 | Scaphitidae Kennedy p. 234 |
| 1995 | Scaphitidae Kennedy p. 432 |
| 1997 | Scaphitidae Kennedy et al. p. 14 |
| 2000 | Scaphitidae Arkadiev et al. p. 120 |
| 2003 | Scaphitidae Landman and Cobban p. 23 |
| 2004 | Scaphitidae Kennedy and Jolkicev p. 378 |
| 2005 | Scaphitidae Kennedy p. 417 |
| 2007 | Scaphitidae Kennedy and Latil p. 474 |
| 2007 | Scaphitidae Szives p. 118 |
| 2008 | Scaphitidae Kennedy et al. p. 47 |
| 2012 | Scaphitidae Machalski et al. p. 731 |
| 2015 | Scaphitidae Ifrim et al. p. 251 |
| 2015 | Scaphitidae Kennedy and Gale p. 520 |
| 2016 | Scaphitidae Niebuhr et al. p. 218 |
| 2022 | Scaphitidae Tanabe p. 236 |
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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.
Fm. †Scaphitidae Gill 1871
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G. †Clioscaphites
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†Clioscaphites montanensis Cobban 1951
†Clioscaphites saxitonianus McLearn 1929
†Clioscaphites saxitonianus septentrionalis Birkelund 1965
†Clioscaphites vermiformis Meek and Hayden 1862
G. †Hoploscaphites Nowak 1911
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Subg. †Hoploscaphites (Tovebirkelundites) Cooper 1994
†Hoploscaphites angmartussutensis Birkelund 1965
†Hoploscaphites birkelundae Landman and Waage 1993
†Hoploscaphites brevis Meek 1876
†Hoploscaphites comprimus Owen 1852
†Hoploscaphites constrictus Sowerby 1817
†Hoploscaphites constrictus johnjagti Machalski 2005
†Hoploscaphites indicus Forbes 1846
†Hoploscaphites landesi Riccardi 1983
†Hoploscaphites melloi Landman and Waage 1993
†Hoploscaphites nicolletii Morton 1842
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Invalid names: Ammonites abyssinus Morton 1841 [synonym], Scaphites mandanensis Morton 1842 [synonym]
†Hoploscaphites nodosus Owen 1852
†Hoploscaphites pumilus Stephenson 1941
†Hoploscaphites quiriquinensis Wilckens 1904
†Hoploscaphites sargklofak Landman et al. 2015
†Hoploscaphites tenuistriatus Kner 1848
†Hoploscaphites vistulensis Blaszkiewicz 1980
†Scaphites (Hoploscaphites) groenlandicus Donovan 1953
†Scaphites (Hoploscaphites) ikorfatensis Birkelund 1965
†Scaphites (Hoploscaphites) ravni Birkelund 1965
Subfm. †Otoscaphitinae Wright 1953
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G. †Worthoceras Adkins 1928
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†Worthoceras platydorsatus Scott 1924
†Worthoceras pygmaeum Bujtor 1991
†Worthoceras vermiculum Shumard 1860
†Worthoceras worthense Adkins 1920
G. †Yezoites
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†Yezoites bladenensis Schlüter 1871
†Yezoites matsumotoi Tanabe 1977
†Yezoites perrini Anderson 1902
†Yezoites puerculus Jimbo 1894
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†Scaphites condoni appressus Anderson 1902
Invalid names: Scaphites (Otoscaphites) yabei Wiedmann 1965 [synonym], Scaphites (Scaphites) obscurus Alabushev 1989 [synonym], Scaphites condoni Anderson 1902 [synonym], Scaphites gracilis Yabe 1910 [synonym], Scaphites inermis Anderson 1902 [synonym], Scaphites pittensis Anderson 1958 [synonym], Scaphites roguensis Anderson 1902 [synonym], Scaphites yokoyamai Jimbo 1894 [synonym], Yezoites planus Yabe 1910 [synonym], Yezoites teshioensis Yabe 1910 [synonym]
†Yezoites seabeensis Cobban and Gryc 1961
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Invalid names: Scaphites (Hyposcaphites) stephanoceroides Wiedmann 1965 [synonym]
†Yezoites subevolutus Böse 1928
Invalid names: Otoscaphites Wright 1953 [synonym]
Subfm. †Scaphitinae Gill 1871
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G. †Acanthoscaphites Nowak 1911
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†Acanthoscaphites plenus Meek and Hayden 1861
†Acanthoscaphites tridens Kner 1848
†Acanthoscaphites verneuilianus d'Orbigny 1841
G. †Billcobbanoceras Cooper 1994
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
G. †Eoscaphites Breistroffer 1947
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†Eoscaphites circularis Sowerby 1836
†Eoscaphites kuersteineri Tajika et al. 2018
†Eoscaphites tenuicostatus Pervinquiére 1910
G. †Indoscaphites Spath 1953
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†Indoscaphites cunliffei Forbes 1846
†Indoscaphites korojonensis Brunnschweiler 1966
†Indoscaphites pavana Forbes 1846
G. †Jeletzkytes Riccardi 1983
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†Jeletzkytes compressus Roemer 1841
†Jeletzkytes crassus Coryell and Salmon 1934
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Invalid names: Acanthoscaphites dupliconodosus Coryell and Salmon 1934 [synonym]
†Jeletzkytes criptonodosus Riccardi 1983
†Jeletzkytes dorfi Landman and Waage 1993
†Jeletzkytes furnivali Riccardi 1983
†Jeletzkytes nebrascensis Owen 1852
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Invalid names: Hoploscaphites cheyennensis Owen 1852 [synonym]
†Jeletzkytes spedeni Landman and Waage 1993
Invalid names: Karlwaageites Cooper 1994 [synonym]
G. †Pteroscaphites Wright 1953
G. †Rhaeboceras Meek 1876
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†Rhaeboceras albertense Warren 1930
†Rhaeboceras burkholderi Cobban 1987
†Rhaeboceras cedarense Grier and Grier 1998
†Rhaeboceras coloradoense Cobban 1987
†Rhaeboceras halli Meek and Hayden 1856
†Rhaeboceras mullananum Meek and Hayden 1862
†Rhaeboceras subglobosum Whiteaves 1885
†Rhaeboceras whiteavesi Russell and Landes 1937
Invalid names: Ammonites opalus Owen 1852 [nomen oblitum]
G. †Scaphites Parkinson 1811
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Subg. †Scaphites (Scaphites) Parkinson 1811
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†Scaphites (Scaphites) binodosus Roemer 1841
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Invalid names: Scaphites inflatus Roemer 1841 [synonym]
†Scaphites (Scaphites) cobbani Birkelund 1965
†Scaphites (Scaphites) evanicsi Szives 2007
†Scaphites (Scaphites) gibbus Schlüter 1872
†Scaphites (Scaphites) haugi de Grossouvre 1894
†Scaphites (Scaphites) hugardianus d'Orbigny 1842
†Scaphites (Scaphites) kieslingswaldensis Langenhan and Grundey 1891
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†Scaphites (Scaphites) kieslingswaldensis fischeri Riedel 1931
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Invalid names: Scaphites bartlingi Riedel 1931 [synonym]
†Scaphites (Scaphites) meslei de Grossouvre 1894
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†Scaphites lamberti doylei Wright 1979
Invalid names: Scaphites arnaudiformis Collignon 1965 [synonym], Scaphites lamberti de Grossouvre 1894 [synonym], Scaphites potieri de Grossouvre 1894 [synonym], Scaphites sagensis Cobban 1952 [synonym]
†Scaphites (Scaphites) rosenkrantzi Birkelund 1965
†Scaphites (Scaphites) simplex Jukes-Browne 1875
†Scaphites (Scaphites) mariasensis umivikensis Birkelund 1965
†Scaphites (Scaphites) preventricosus svartenhukensis Birkelund 1965
†Scaphites arcadiensis Moreman 1942
†Scaphites binneyi Reeside 1927
†Scaphites bosquensis Böse 1928
†Scaphites corvensis Cobban 1951
†Scaphites delicatulus Warren 1930
†Scaphites depressus Reeside 1927
†Scaphites diana Wright 1979
†Scaphites equalis Sowerby 1813
†Scaphites eruciformis Etheridge 1902
†Scaphites ferronensis Cobban 1951
†Scaphites geinitzi binodosus Fritsch 1872
†Scaphites geinitzii d'Orbigny 1850
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†Scaphites geinitzii intermedius Scupin 1913
Invalid names: Scaphites geinitzii laevior Wright 1979 [invalid subgroup]
†Scaphites gillisi Anderson 1902
†Scaphites mariasensis Cobban 1851
†Scaphites meriani Pictet and Campiche 1861
†Scaphites nigricollensis Cobban 1951
†Scaphites obliquus Sowerby 1813
†Scaphites patulus Cobban 1951
†Scaphites praecoquus Cobban 1951
†Scaphites preventricosus Cobban 1951
†Scaphites roemeri d'Orbigny 1850
†Scaphites subdelicatulus Cobban and Gryc 1961
†Scaphites ventricosus Meek and Hayden 1862
†Scaphites whitfieldi Cobban 1951
Invalid names: Anascaphites Hyatt 1900 [synonym], Coloradoscaphites [synonym]
G. †Trachyscaphites Cobban and Scott 1964
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†Trachyscaphites alabamensis Cobban and Kennedy 1995
†Trachyscaphites densicostatus Cobban and Kennedy 1992
†Trachyscaphites pulcherrimus Roemer 1841
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Invalid names: Scaphites multinodosus Hauer 1866 [synonym]
†Trachyscaphites spiniger Schlüter 1872
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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Age range: base of the Early/Lower Albian to the top of the Danian or 112.03000 to 61.60000 Ma
Collections (1050 total)
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| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Cretaceous | USA (Maryland) | Discoscaphites conradi, Jeletzkytes criptonodosus (125141) | |
| Albian | Switzerland | Scaphites meriani (2237) | |
| Early/Lower Albian - Middle Albian | France | Scaphites clavigera, Scaphites bassei, Yezoites subevolutus, Worthoceras pygmaeum, Scaphites hugardianus, Scaphites meriani (13499) | |
| Early/Lower Albian - Late/Upper Albian | France | Scaphites hugardianus (58861) Scaphites sp. (57922) | |
| Late/Upper Albian | Madagascar (Antsiranana) | Eoscaphites subcircularis, Scaphites besairiei, Scaphites collignoni (98215) | |
| Late/Upper Albian | Madagascar (Mahajanga) | Scaphites simplex (98221) | |
| Late/Upper Albian | Australia (Northern Territory) | Scaphites hugardianus (70283) Scaphites hugardianus, Scaphites eruciformis, Worthoceras worthense (70245) | |
| Late/Upper Albian | Belgium | Scaphites sp. (174924) | |
| Late/Upper Albian | France | Eoscaphites sp., Scaphites sp., Scaphites hugardianus (58359) Scaphites hugardianus (56554 56680 56847 58125 58126 58253 58527 58533) Scaphites simplex (58245) Scaphites sp. (56669 56848 58246 58363 174461 174476 174482 174487) Scaphites sp., Scaphites hugardianus (56552 56674 58122 58431) | |
| Late/Upper Albian | Italy | Scaphites meriani (12838) | |
Youngest occurrences |
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| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | PBDB collection number |
| Late/Upper Maastrichtian | Belgium | Hoploscaphites constrictus (82493) | |
| Late/Upper Maastrichtian | Libya | Discoscaphites iris (208625) | |
| Late/Upper Maastrichtian | Greenland | Hoploscaphites angmartussutensis (83140 83141) | |
| Late/Upper Maastrichtian | Turkmenistan | Hoploscaphites constrictus (183332 183335 183336 183337 183338 183339) | |
| Late/Upper Maastrichtian | France | Hoploscaphites sp., Hoploscaphites constrictus (83649 83651) Hoploscaphites sp., Hoploscaphites constrictus, Acanthoscaphites verneuilianus (83648) | |
| Late/Upper Maastrichtian | USA (Missouri) | Discoscaphites iris, Discoscaphites minardi, Discoscaphites sphaeroidalis (205794) Discoscaphites sp. (4384) Discoscaphites sp., Scaphites sp. (4383) Scaphites sp. (4382) Scaphites sp., Discoscaphites iris (4385) | |
| Late/Upper Maastrichtian | USA (Mississippi) | Discoscaphites conradi (4143 4148 4157 4160 4161 4163 4165 4167 4168) Discoscaphites iris (4123 4125 4126 4127 4130 4134 205798) Discoscaphites iris, Discoscaphites minardi (205793 205796) Discoscaphites iris, Discoscaphites minardi, Trachyscaphites alabamensis (205797) Discoscaphites sp. (4138 4147) Discoscaphites sp., Discoscaphites conradi (4137 4142) Trachyscaphites sp., Discoscaphites iris (212621) | |
| Late/Upper Maastrichtian | USA (Maryland) | Discoscaphites conradi (4364 4368 4372 4374 4375 4376) Discoscaphites conradi, Discoscaphites iris (4369 4370) Discoscaphites gulosus, Jeletzkytes nebrascensis (82404) Discoscaphites iris (4371) Discoscaphites sp., Discoscaphites conradi (4367) Jeletzkytes nebrascensis (82399 82400 82401 82402 82408) | |
| Danian | USA (Texas) | Scaphites sp. (5572) | |
| Danian | Turkmenistan | Scaphitidae indet. (183340) | |