Scalarites

Genus of molluscs (fossil)

Scalarites

Temporal range: 89.3–70.6 Ma

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Scalarites scalaris from Upper Cretaceous of Japan
Scientific classification
Kingdom:  | Animalia
Phylum:  | Mollusca
Class:  | Cephalopoda
Subclass:  | †Ammonoidea
Order:  | †Ammonitida
Suborder:  | †Ancyloceratina
Family:  | †Diplomoceratidae
Genus:  | †Scalarites
Wright and Matsumoto, 1954 [1]

Scalarites is a genus of heteromorph ammonites included in the family Diplomoceratidae. These fast-moving nektonic carnivores lived in the Cretaceous period, from 89.3 to 70.6 million years ago). These fossils have been found in Antarctica, Brazil, Denmark, Germany, Japan, Russia, Sweden and United States.[2]

## Species

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* Scalarites cingulatum (Schluter, 1872)
* Scalarites scalaris (Yabe)

## References

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1. ^ Wright, C. W. and Matsumoto, T., 1954: Some doubtful Cretaceous ammonite genera from Japan and Saghalien. Memoirs of Faculty of Science, Kyushu University, Series D, Geology, vol. 4, p. 107-134
2. ^ Scalarites at Fossilworks.org

## External links

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* Tonmo
* Asahi-net

Taxon identifiers

Scalarites|

* Wikidata: Q22285754
* CoL: 7CXS
* GBIF: 4627395
* IRMNG: 1270437
* Open Tree of Life: 2871564
* Paleobiology Database: 15602

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