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Description

Scaphites is a genus of heteromorph ammonites belonging to the Scaphitidae family. They were a widespread genus that thrived during the Late Cretaceous period, they have a possible fossil record during the Paleocene in the Southern United States.


Source Data
SourceIDLink
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)3245936https://www.gbif.org/species/3245936
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)15603https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=15603
Rankgenus
Taxonomy (GBIF)Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Scaphitidae : Scaphites
Taxonomy (PBDB)Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonitida : Scaphitidae : Scaphites
Taxonomic Status (GBIF)accepted
Classification
(PBDB,GBIF)
RankNameAuthor
-Eukaryota
-OpisthokontaCavalier-Smith 1987
kingdomAnimalia
-Bilateria
-EubilateriaAx 1987
-ProtostomiaGrobben 1908
-Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMolluscaLinnaeus 1758
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassAmmonoidea
orderAmmonitidaHyatt 1889
suborderAncyloceratinaWiedmann 1966
superfamilyScaphitoidea
familyScaphitidaeGill 1871
subfamilyScaphitinaeGill 1871
genusScaphitesParkinson 1811
Scientific NameScaphites Parkinson, 1811
Name Published InOrg. Rem., 3
Opinions (PBDB)
NameRankOpinionEvidenceAuthor
Scaphitessubgenusbelongs to Ammonitesstated with evidenceMeek, 1857
Scaphitesgenusbelongs to Scaphitidaestated with evidenceAtabekyan and Khakimov, 1976
Scaphitesgenusbelongs to Scaphitinaestated with evidenceWright, 1979
Scaphitesgenusbelongs to Scaphitidaestated without evidenceThomel, 1988
Scaphitesgenusbelongs to Scaphitidaestated with evidenceHenderson, 1990
Scaphitesgenusbelongs to Scaphitinaestated with evidenceKennedy and Cobban, 1990
Scaphitesgenusbelongs to Ammonoideasecond handSepkoski, 2002
Scaphitesgenusbelongs to Scaphitinaestated with evidenceKennedy and Jolkicev, 2004
Status (PBDB)extinct
Taxon Size (PBDB)39
First Recorded Appearance113 - 105 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Last Recorded Appearance66.0 - 61.6 Ma
Paleocene
Motilityfast-moving (based on Ammonoidea)
Visionwell-developed (based on Cephalopoda)
Dietcarnivore (based on Ammonoidea)
Taphonomyaragonite (based on Ammonoidea)
Primary Reference (PBDB)J. J. Sepkoski, Jr. 2002. A compendium of fossil marine animal genera. Bulletins of American Paleontology 363:1-560
Wikipediahttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scaphites

Fossil Distribution

Subtaxa

NameStatusCommon Name(s)Fossil OccurrencesOldestYoungest
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Scaphites (Scaphites)
subgenus
listed (PBDB)78112 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
83.5 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Scaphites africanus
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Scaphites alpinus
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Scaphites aquilaensis
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
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Scaphites arcadiensis
species
accepted (GBIF)
listed (PBDB)
293.5 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
93.5 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Scaphites aricki
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Scaphites astierianus
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Scaphites auriculatus
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Scaphites bassei
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
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Scaphites binneyi
species
accepted (GBIF)
listed (PBDB)
289.8 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
85.8 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Scaphites binodosus
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
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Scaphites bosquensis
species
accepted (GBIF)
listed (PBDB)
499.6 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
99.6 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Scaphites brittonensis
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Scaphites coloradoensis
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
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Scaphites condoni
species
accepted (GBIF)
listed (PBDB)
193.5 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
93.5 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Scaphites constrictus
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
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Scaphites corvensis
species
accepted (GBIF)
listed (PBDB)
493.9 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
93.5 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Scaphites crassecostatus
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Scaphites decaryi
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
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Scaphites delicatulus
species
accepted (GBIF)
listed (PBDB)
493.5 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
93.5 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
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Scaphites depressus
species
accepted (GBIF)
listed (PBDB)
389.3 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
85.8 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
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Scaphites diana
species
accepted (GBIF)
listed (PBDB)
593.5 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
89.8 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Scaphites elegans
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
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Scaphites equalis
species
accepted (GBIF)
listed (PBDB)
15101 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
93.5 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
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Scaphites eruciformis
species
accepted (GBIF)
listed (PBDB)
1105 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
105 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Scaphites evolutus
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Scaphites falloti
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
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Scaphites ferronensis
species
accepted (GBIF)
listed (PBDB)
293.5 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
93.5 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Scaphites frontierensis
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
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Scaphites geinitzii
species
accepted (GBIF)
listed (PBDB)
19101 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
89.3 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Scaphites genyi
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Scaphites gibbus
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Scaphites gilli
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
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Scaphites gillisi
species
listed (PBDB)2101 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
101 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Scaphites hattini
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Scaphites haugi
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Scaphites hilli
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
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Scaphites hippocrepis
species
accepted (GBIF)
listed (PBDB)
2889.3 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
83.5 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
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Scaphites hugardianus
species
accepted (GBIF)
listed (PBDB)
19112 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
99.6 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Scaphites impendicostatus
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
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Scaphites inermis
species
accepted (GBIF)
listed (PBDB)
193.9 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
93.9 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Scaphites inflexus
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Scaphites kieslingswaldensis
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Scaphites larvaeformis
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Scaphites leei
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Scaphites levis
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
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Scaphites mariasensis
species
accepted (GBIF)
listed (PBDB)
493.5 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
89.3 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Scaphites meslei
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Scaphites minutus
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Scaphites mitchellensis
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
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Scaphites nigricollensis
species
accepted (GBIF)
listed (PBDB)
193.5 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
93.5 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
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Scaphites obliquus
species
accepted (GBIF)
listed (PBDB)
17101 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
93.5 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Scaphites ornatissimus
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
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Scaphites patulus
species
accepted (GBIF)
listed (PBDB)
793.5 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
93.5 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Scaphites peroni
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Scaphites pisinnus
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
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Scaphites pittensis
species
listed (PBDB)193.9 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
93.9 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Scaphites poissoni
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Scaphites porchi
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Scaphites praecoquus
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
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Scaphites preventricosus
species
accepted (GBIF)
listed (PBDB)
693.9 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
89.3 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Scaphites provincialis
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
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Scaphites pseudoaequalis
species
accepted (GBIF)
listed (PBDB)
393.9 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
93.5 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Scaphites pungens
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Scaphites rarecostatus
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Scaphites roedereri
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
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Scaphites roguensis
species
listed (PBDB)
Scaphites rugosus
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Scaphites saxitonianus
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Scaphites stantoni
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Scaphites subdelicatulus
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
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Scaphites subdelicatus
species
accepted (GBIF)
listed (PBDB)
193.5 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
93.5 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Scaphites tetonensis
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Scaphites uintensis
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
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Scaphites ventricosus
species
accepted (GBIF)
listed (PBDB)
1389.8 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
85.8 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Scaphites veterinovus
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Scaphites warreni
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
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Scaphites whitfieldi
species
accepted (GBIF)
listed (PBDB)
793.5 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
93.5 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Scaphites worthensis
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Scaphites yorkensis
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Scaphites yvanii
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB

Obsolete Names

NameSourceTaxon RankTaxonomy
Scaphita Fleming, 1828GBIFgenusAnimalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Scaphitidae : Scaphita

Synonymy List

YearName and Author
1811Scaphites Parkinson
1857Ammonites (Scaphites) Meek
1976Scaphites Atabekyan and Khakimov p. 73
1977Scaphites Tanabe p. 16
1979Scaphites Wright p. 298
1984Scaphites Kennedy p. 146
1988Scaphites Thomel p. 25
1990Scaphites Henderson p. 127
1990Scaphites Kennedy and Cobban p. 418
1991Scaphites Kennedy and Christensen p. 222
1992Scaphites Cobban and Kennedy p. 84
1992Scaphites Kennedy et al. p. 275
1993Scaphites Kennedy p. 112
1993Scaphites Kennedy and Christennsen p. 155
YearName and Author
1993Scaphites Kennedy and Cobban p. 845
1994Scaphites Kennedy p. 234
1995Scaphites Kennedy p. 432
1995Scaphites Kennedy and Kaplan p. 32
1997Scaphites Kennedy et al. p. 14
2000Scaphites Arkadiev et al. p. 120
2002Anascaphites Sepkoski, Jr.
2002Scaphites Sepkoski, Jr.
2004Scaphites Kennedy and Jolkicev p. 378
2005Scaphites Kennedy p. 423
2007Scaphites Kennedy and Latil p. 474
2008Scaphites Kennedy et al. p. 47
2015Scaphites Kennedy and Gale p. 520

References

Sepkoski, Jr. J. J. (2002) A compendium of fossil marine animal genera, Bulletins of American Paleontology 363, 1-560
Atabekyan A. A., Khakimov F. K. (1976) , Kampanskie i Maastrikhtskie ammonity sredney Azii, 1-146
Tanabe K. (1977) Mid-Cretaceous scaphitid ammonites from Hokkaido, Palaeontological Society of Japan Special Papers 21, 11-22
Wright C. W. (1979) The ammonites of the English Chalk Rock (Upper Turonian), Bulletin of the British Museum of Natural History (Geology) 31, 281-332
Kennedy W. J. (1984) Systematic palaeontology and stratigraphic distribution of the ammonite faunas of the French Coniacian, Special Papers in Palaeontology 31, 1-160
Thomel G. (1988) Les ammonites néocrétacées des chaînes subalpines méridionales, Mémoires de la Société Géologique de France 153, 1-79
Henderson R. A. (1990) Late Albian ammonites from the Northern Territory, Australia, Alcheringa 14, 109-148
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., Hansotte M., et al (1992) Ammonites and nannofossils from the Campanian of Nalzen (Ariége, France), Geobios 25 2, 263-278
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
Arkadiev V. V., Atabekian A. A., et al (2000) Stratigraphy and ammonites of Cretaceous deposits of south-west Crimea, Palaeontographica Abteilung A 255, 85-128
Kennedy W. J., Jolkicev N. (2004) Middle Cenomanian ammonites from the type section of the Sanandinovo Formation of northern Bulgaria, Acta Geologica Polonica 54, 369-380
Kennedy W. J. (2005) Systematic palaeontology, in Upper Albian and Lower Cenomanian ammonites from the Main Street Limestone, Grayson Marl and Del Rio Clay in northeast Texas, Cretaceous Research 26, 349-428
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
Kennedy W. J., Gale A. S. (2015) Late Turonian ammonites from Haute-Normandie, France, Acta Geologica Polonica 65, 507-524
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