Scaphites

Scaphites
Temporal range: Cretaceous, 105–66 Ma
Scaphites sp. from Colorado
Specimen is 2.8 centimetres (1.1 in) from top to bottom
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Cephalopoda
Subclass: Ammonoidea
Order: Ammonitida
Suborder: Ancyloceratina
Family: Scaphitidae
Subfamily: Scaphitinae
Genus: Scaphites
Parkinson, 1811
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Scaphites is a genus of heteromorph ammonites belonging to the Scaphitidae family. They were a widespread genus that thrived during the Late Cretaceous period.