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Amaltheus (Pseudoamaltheus)

Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Liparoceratidae

Taxonomy
Amaltheus (Pseudoamaltheus) was named by Frebold (1922).

It was assigned to Amaltheus by Frebold (1922), Howarth (1955), Howarth (2013).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1922Amaltheus (Pseudoamaltheus) Frebold
1955Amaltheus (Pseudoamaltheus) Howarth
2013Amaltheus (Pseudoamaltheus) Howarth p. 61

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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
subgenusPseudoamaltheusFrebold 1922

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 (Pseudoamaltheus) Frebold 1922
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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

Age range: Margaritatus or 192.90000 to 184.20000 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Pliensbachian192.9 - 184.2Germany (Bavaria) Amaltheus engelhardti (51276)
Margaritatus192.9 - 184.2France Amaltheus engelhardti (148120)
Margaritatus192.9 - 184.2United Kingdom Amaltheus engelhardti (222201 222203)
Pliensbachian192.9 - 184.2USA (Alaska) Amaltheus sp. (5225)