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Amauroceras wertheri

Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Liparoceratidae

Taxonomy
Proamaltheus wertheri was named by Lange (1932).

It was synonymized subjectively with Amaltheus stokesi by Howarth (1955); it was recombined as Amauroceras wertheri by Meister (1986).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1932Proamaltheus wertheri Lange p. 238 figs. Pl 7, fig 10
1986Amauroceras wertheri Meister p. 98 figs. Pl 20, fig 2

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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)
genusAmaurocerasBuckman 1913
specieswertheri(Lange 1932)

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.

Amauroceras wertheri Lange 1932
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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 2004, Kiessling 2003

Age range: base of the Davoei to the top of the Margaritatus or 192.90000 to 184.20000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Davoei - Margaritatus192.9 - 184.2France Amauroceras wertheri (148078)