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Amaltheus (Amaltheus)

Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Liparoceratidae

Taxonomy
Amaltheus (Amaltheus) was named by de Montfort (1808).

It was assigned to Amaltheus by de Montfort (1808), Howarth (2013).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1808Amaltheus (Amaltheus) de Montfort
2013Amaltheus (Amaltheus) Howarth p. 58

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderAmmonitidaHaeckel 1866
suborderAmmonitinaHyatt 1889
superfamilyEoderoceratoidea(Spath 1929)
familyLiparoceratidaeHyatt 1867
subfamilyAmaltheinae(Hyatt 1867)
genusAmaltheusde Montfort 1808
subgenusAmaltheusde Montfort 1808

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. †Amaltheus (Amaltheus) de Montfort 1808
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragoniteo
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: fast-movingo
Life habit: nektonico
Diet: carnivoreo
Vision: well-developedc
Created: 2005-01-28 02:27:03
Modified: 2009-10-08 14:14:55
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2003, Kiessling 2004
Collections
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