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Amaltheus bifurcus

Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Liparoceratidae

Taxonomy
Amaltheus bifurcus was named by Howarth (1958).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1958Amaltheus bifurcus Howarth p. 2 figs. Pl 1, figs 1-4,6,8-11; pl 10, fig 3
1986Amaltheus bifurcus Meister p. 91 figs. Pl 20, figs 4,6
1998Amaltheus bifurcus Géczy and Meister p. 102 figs. Pl 6, fig 5

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderAmmonitida
suborderAmmonitinaHyatt 1889
superfamilyEoderoceratoidea(Spath 1929)
familyLiparoceratidaeHyatt 1867
subfamilyAmaltheinae(Hyatt 1867)
genusAmaltheusde Montfort 1808
speciesbifurcusHowarth 1958

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.

Amaltheus bifurcus Howarth 1958
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available