Scalarites

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]

Scalarites Temporal range: 89.3–70.6 Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
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]

Species

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