Amaltheus striatus Howarth 1955 (ammonite)

Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Liparoceratidae

Synonym: Ammonites depressus Simpson 1843 [replaced name]

Full reference: M. K. Howarth. 1955. Domerian of the Yorkshire Coast. Proceedings of the Yorkshire Geological Society 30:147-175

Belongs to Amaltheus according to M. K. Howarth 1955

Sister taxa: Amaltheus (Amaltheus), Amaltheus (Pseudoamaltheus), Amaltheus bifurcus, Amaltheus bondonniensis, Amaltheus gibbosus, Amaltheus margaritatus, Amaltheus orientalis, Amaltheus repressus, Amaltheus reticularis, Amaltheus salebrosum, Amaltheus stokesi, Amaltheus subnodosus, Amaltheus viligaensis

Type specimens:

  • Amaltheus striatus: Whitby Museum no247.
  • Ammonites depressus:

Ecology: fast-moving nektonic carnivore

Distribution:

• Jurassic of the United Kingdom (4 collections)

Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence

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