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Amoeboceras (Amoebites)
Taxonomy
Amoebites was named as a genus. It is not extant.
It was reranked as Amoeboceras (Amoebites) by Imlay (1961), Mesezhnikov (1984), Schlegelmilch (1994).
It was assigned to Cardioceratinae by Arkell et al. (1957); to Amoeboceras by Imlay (1961), Mesezhnikov (1984), Schlegelmilch (1994); and to Ammonoidea by Sepkoski (2002).
It was reranked as Amoeboceras (Amoebites) by Imlay (1961), Mesezhnikov (1984), Schlegelmilch (1994).
It was assigned to Cardioceratinae by Arkell et al. (1957); to Amoeboceras by Imlay (1961), Mesezhnikov (1984), Schlegelmilch (1994); and to Ammonoidea by Sepkoski (2002).
Subtaxa
Amoeboceras (Amoebites) alticarinatum, Amoeboceras (Amoebites) bauhini, Amoeboceras (Amoebites) dubium, Amoeboceras (Amoebites) elegans, Amoeboceras (Amoebites) kitchini (syn. Amoebites acanthophorus, Amoeboceras (Amoebites) irregulare), Amoeboceras (Amoebites) lineatum, Amoeboceras (Amoebites) mesezhnikovi, Amoeboceras (Amoebites) pinguiforme, Amoeboceras (Amoebites) postacanthophorum, Amoeboceras (Amoebites) pulchrum, Amoeboceras (Amoebites) quadratolineatum, Amoeboceras (Amoebites) salfeldi, Amoeboceras (Amoebites) spathi, Amoeboceras (Amoebites) subkitchini
Species lacking formal opinion data
Amoebites kapffi, Amoeboceras cricki, Amoeboceras damoni, Amoeboceras freboldi, Amoeboceras glosense, Amoeboceras kitschini, Amoeboceras kochi, Amoeboceras koldeweyense, Amoeboceras nathorsti, Amoeboceras pingueforme, Amoeboceras reclinatoalternans, Amoeboceras regulare, Amoeboceras schulginae, Amoeboceras serratum, Amoeboceras talbejense, Amoeboceras truculentum, Amoeboceras tuberculatoalternans, Cardioceras alternoides
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1957 | Amoebites Arkell et al. p. 306 |
| 1961 | Amoeboceras (Amoebites) Imlay pp. D-22 |
| 1984 | Amoeboceras (Amoebites) Mesezhnikov p. 84 |
| 1994 | Amoeboceras (Amoebites) Schlegelmilch p. 31 |
| 2002 | Amoebites Sepkoski |
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If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.
Subg. †Amoeboceras (Amoebites)
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†Amoeboceras (Amoebites) alticarinatum Mesezhnikov and Romm 1973
†Amoeboceras (Amoebites) bauhini Oppel 1863
†Amoeboceras (Amoebites) dubium Hyatt 1894
†Amoeboceras (Amoebites) elegans Spath 1935
†Amoeboceras (Amoebites) kitchini Salfeld 1915
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Invalid names: Amoebites acanthophorus Buckman 1925 [synonym], Amoeboceras (Amoebites) irregulare Spath 1935 [synonym]
†Amoeboceras (Amoebites) lineatum Quenstedt 1887
†Amoeboceras (Amoebites) mesezhnikovi Sykes and Surlyk 1975
†Amoeboceras (Amoebites) pinguiforme Mesezhnikov 1969
†Amoeboceras (Amoebites) postacanthophorum Mesezhnikov 1984
†Amoeboceras (Amoebites) pulchrum Mesezhnikov and Romm 1973
†Amoeboceras (Amoebites) quadratolineatum Salfeld 1915
†Amoeboceras (Amoebites) salfeldi Spath 1935
†Amoeboceras (Amoebites) spathi Schulgina 1960
†Amoeboceras (Amoebites) subkitchini Spath 1935
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available