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Ampheristus
Taxonomy
Ampheristus was named by Konig (1825) [Sepkoski's age data: T Pale T Eo-u Sepkoski's reference number: 560,915].
It was assigned to Scorpaenidae by Casier (1966); to Genypterinae by Schwarzhans (1980); to Ophididae by Nolf and Dockery (1993); to Ophidiiformes by Sepkoski (2002); and to Ophidiidae by Schwarzhans (2019).
It was assigned to Scorpaenidae by Casier (1966); to Genypterinae by Schwarzhans (1980); to Ophididae by Nolf and Dockery (1993); to Ophidiiformes by Sepkoski (2002); and to Ophidiidae by Schwarzhans (2019).
Species lacking formal opinion data
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1825 | Ampheristus Konig |
| 1966 | Ampheristus Casier |
| 1980 | Ampheristus Schwarzhans p. 147 |
| 1993 | Ampheristus Nolf and Dockery p. 30 |
| 2002 | Ampheristus Sepkoski |
| 2019 | Ampheristus Schwarzhans p. 52 |
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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.
G. †Ampheristus Konig 1825
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†Ampheristus brevicaudatus Lin et al. 2024
†Ampheristus pentlandensis Schwarzhans 2019
†Ampheristus sinuocaudatus Schwarzhans 1980
Ampheristus toliapicus König 1825
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| References: Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004, Carroll 1988 | |||||
Age range
Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Selandian to the top of the Lutetian or 61.66000 to 41.03000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 59.24 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 59.24 Ma
Collections (18 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Selandian | USA (Alabama) | A. sp. (87817) | |
| Ypresian | USA (Maryland) | A. brevicaudatus (237212) | |
| Ypresian | USA (Alabama) | A. brevicaudatus (237215) | |
| Ypresian | United Kingdom (England) | A. toliapicus (13299 76601) | |
| Ypresian | USA (Virginia) | A. brevicaudatus (237214) | |
| Ypresian | United Kingdom | A. toliapicus (215472) | |
| Mangaorapan | New Zealand (South Island) | A. sinuocaudatus (219499) | |
| Mangaorapan - Heretaungan | New Zealand (South Island) | A. sinuocaudatus (219501) | |
| Heretaungan | New Zealand (South Island) | A. sinuocaudatus (219498) | |
| Lutetian | France | A. lerichei (188957 188960) | |
| Porangan | New Zealand (South Island) | A. sinuocaudatus (219502) | |
| Bortonian | New Zealand (South Island) | A. pentlandensis (219322 219504 219507 219509) A. sinuocaudataus (205332) |