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Amaltheus viligaensis

Cephalopoda - Ammonoida - Liparoceratidae

Taxonomy
Acanthopleuroceras viligaensis was named by Tuchkov (1954).

It was recombined as Amaltheus viligaensis by Smith and Tipper (1996).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1954Acanthopleuroceras viligaensis Tuchkov
1996Amaltheus viligaensis Smith and Tipper p. 51 figs. Pl 20, fig 2; Txt-fig 36c

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassColeoideaBather 1888
RankNameAuthor
orderAmmonoida(Haeckel 1866)
orderAmmonitidaHaeckel 1866
suborderAmmonitinaHyatt 1889
superfamilyEoderoceratoidea(Spath 1929)
familyLiparoceratidaeHyatt 1867
subfamilyAmaltheinae(Hyatt 1867)
genusAmaltheusde Montfort 1808
speciesviligaensis(Tuchkov 1954)

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.

Amaltheus viligaensis Tuchkov 1954
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Diagnosis
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