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Amblypterus stewarti

Osteichthyes - Paramblypteriformes

Taxonomy
Amblypterus stewarti was named by Romer (1942). It is a compression fossil.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
A. bershieri, A. crassus, A. feistmantelli, A. kashmirensis, A. lepidurus, A. voltzei

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1942Amblypterus stewarti Romer p. 218 figs. pl. 1, fig. 2

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
RankNameAuthor
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
superclassActinopterygii()
orderParamblypteriformesHeyler 1969
genusAmblypterus
speciesstewarti

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.

†Amblypterus stewarti Romer 1942
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: planktonicp
Diet: suspension feederp
Created: 2004-08-17 14:52:40
Modified: 2009-07-20 23:50:42
Source: c = class, subp = subphylum, p = phylum
References: Carroll 1988, Bambach et al. 2007

Age range: Stephanian or 307.40000 to 300.30000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Stephanian307.4 - 300.3USA (West Virginia) Amblypterus stewarti (178677)