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Scaphites (Scaphites) ✝

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Source Data

Source	ID	Link
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)	Not linked to a GBIF record.
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)	129217	https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=129217

Rank

subgenus (PBDB)

Taxonomy (PBDB)

Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonitida : Scaphitidae : Scaphites : Scaphites (Scaphites)

Classification
(PBDB,GBIF)

Rank	Name	Author
-	Eukaryota
-	Opisthokonta	Cavalier-Smith 1987
kingdom	Animalia
-	Bilateria
-	Eubilateria	Ax 1987
-	Protostomia	Grobben 1908
-	Spiralia
superphylum	Lophotrochozoa
phylum	Mollusca	Linnaeus 1758
class	Cephalopoda	Cuvier 1797
subclass	Ammonoidea
order	Ammonitida	Hyatt 1889
suborder	Ancyloceratina	Wiedmann 1966
superfamily	Scaphitoidea
family	Scaphitidae	Gill 1871
subfamily	Scaphitinae	Gill 1871
genus	Scaphites	Parkinson 1811
subgenus	Scaphites (Scaphites)	Parkinson 1811

Opinions (PBDB)

Name	Rank	Opinion	Evidence	Author
Scaphites (Scaphites)	subgenus	belongs to Scaphites	stated with evidence	Kennedy, 1984

Status (PBDB)

extinct

Taxon Size (PBDB)

First Recorded Appearance

112 - 105 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous

Last Recorded Appearance

83.5 - 70.6 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous

Motility

fast-moving (based on Ammonoidea)

Vision

well-developed (based on Cephalopoda)

Diet

carnivore (based on Ammonoidea)

Taphonomy

aragonite (based on Ammonoidea)

Primary Reference (PBDB)

W. J. Kennedy, M. Hansotte, and M. Bilotte, J. Burnett. 1992. Ammonites and nannofossils from the Campanian of Nalzen (Ariége, France). Geobios 25(2):263-278

Fossil Distribution

Subtaxa

Name	Status	Fossil Occurrences	Oldest	Youngest
Scaphites (Scaphites) binodosus ✝ species	listed (PBDB)	6	89.3 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous	83.5 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Scaphites (Scaphites) gibbus ✝ species	listed (PBDB)	5	83.5 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous	83.5 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Scaphites (Scaphites) haugi ✝ species	listed (PBDB)	3	83.5 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous	83.5 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Scaphites (Scaphites) kieslingswaldensis ✝ species	listed (PBDB)	17	93.5 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous	85.8 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Scaphites (Scaphites) leei ✝ species	listed (PBDB)	8	93.5 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous	83.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Scaphites (Scaphites) meslei ✝ species	listed (PBDB)	19	93.5 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous	89.3 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous

Synonymy List

Year	Name and Author
1811	Scaphites (Scaphites) Parkinson
1984	Scaphites (Scaphites) Kennedy p. 146
1990	Scaphites (Scaphites) Kennedy and Cobban p. 417
1991	Scaphites (Scaphites) Kennedy and Christensen p. 222
1992	Scaphites (Scaphites) Cobban and Kennedy p. 84
1992	Scaphites (Scaphites) Kennedy et al. p. 275
1993	Scaphites (Scaphites) Kennedy p. 112
1993	Scaphites (Scaphites) Kennedy and Christennsen p. 155
1993	Scaphites (Scaphites) Kennedy and Cobban p. 845
1994	Scaphites (Scaphites) Kennedy p. 234
1995	Scaphites (Scaphites) Kennedy p. 432
1995	Scaphites (Scaphites) Kennedy and Kaplan p. 32
1997	Scaphites (Scaphites) Kennedy et al. p. 14
2007	Scaphites (Scaphites) Kennedy and Latil p. 474
2008	Scaphites (Scaphites) Kennedy et al. p. 47
1811	Scaphites (Scaphites) Parkinson

Year	Name and Author
1965	Scaphites (Scaphites) Birkelund p. 79
1984	Scaphites (Scaphites) Kennedy p. 146
1990	Scaphites (Scaphites) Kennedy and Cobban p. 417
1991	Scaphites (Scaphites) Kennedy and Christensen p. 222
1992	Scaphites (Scaphites) Cobban and Kennedy p. 84
1992	Scaphites (Scaphites) Kennedy et al. p. 275
1993	Scaphites (Scaphites) Kennedy p. 112
1993	Scaphites (Scaphites) Kennedy and Christennsen p. 155
1993	Scaphites (Scaphites) Kennedy and Cobban p. 845
1994	Scaphites (Scaphites) Kennedy p. 234
1995	Scaphites (Scaphites) Kennedy p. 432
1995	Scaphites (Scaphites) Kennedy and Kaplan p. 32
1997	Scaphites (Scaphites) Kennedy et al. p. 14
2007	Scaphites (Scaphites) Kennedy and Latil p. 474
2008	Scaphites (Scaphites) Kennedy et al. p. 47

References

Kennedy W. J., Hansotte M., et al (1992) Ammonites and nannofossils from the Campanian of Nalzen (Ariége, France), Geobios 25 2, 263-278

Kennedy W. J. (1984) Systematic palaeontology and stratigraphic distribution of the ammonite faunas of the French Coniacian, Special Papers in Palaeontology 31, 1-160

Kennedy W. J., Cobban W. A. (1990) Cenomanian micromorphic ammonites from the western interior of the USA, Palaeontology 33, 379-422

Kennedy W. J., Christensen W. K. (1991) Coniacian and Santonian ammonites from Bornholm, Denmark, Bulletin of the Geological Society of Denmark 38, 203-226

Cobban W. A., Kennedy W. J. (1992) Campanian Trachyscaphites spiniger ammonite fauna in north-east Texas, Palaeontology 35 1, 63-93

Kennedy W. J. (1993) Campanian and Maastrichtian ammonites from the Mons Basin and adajcent areas (Belgium), Bulletin de L'Institute Royal des Sciences Naturelles de Belgique 63, 99-131

Kennedy W. J., Christennsen W. K. (1993) Santonian ammonites from the Köpingsberg-1 borehole, Sweden, Bulletin of the Geological Survey of Denmark 40, 149-156

Kennedy W. J., Cobban W. A. (1993) Lower Campanian (Upper Cretaceous) ammonites from the Merchantville Formation of New Jersey, Maryland, and Delaware, Journal of Paleontology 67 5, 828-849

Kennedy W. J. (1994) Cenomanian ammonites from Cassis, Bouches-du-Rhone, France, Palaeopelagos Special Publication 1, 209-254

Kennedy W. J. (1995) Systematic palaeontology, in Ammonite faunas, biostratigraphy, and sequence stratigraphy of the Coniacian-Santonian of the Corbières (NE Pyrénées), Bulletin des Centres de Recherches Elf Exploration-Production Elf-Aquitaine 19, 377-499

Kennedy W. J., Kaplan U. (1995) Parapuzosia (Parapuzosia) seppenradensis (Landois) und die Ammonitenfauna der Dülmener Schichten, unteres Unter-Campan, Westfalen, Geologie und Paläontologie in Westfalen 33, 1-127

Kennedy W. J., Cobban W. A., et al (1997) New ammonoid records from the Merchantville Formation (Upper Cretaceous) of Maryland and New Jersey, American Museum Novitates 3193, 1-17

Kennedy W. J., Latil J. L. (2007) The Upper Albian ammonite succession in the Montlaux section, Hautes-Alpes, France, Acta Geologica Polonica 57 4, 453-478

Kennedy W. J., Jagt J. W. M., et al (2008) The late Late Albian (Mortoniceras fallax Zone) cephalopod fauna from the Bracquegnies formation at Strépy-Thieu (Hainaut, southern Belgium), Geologica Belgica 11, 35-69

Birkelund T. (1965) Ammonites from the Upper Cretaceous of West Greenland, Meddelelser om Grønland 179 7, 1-192

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