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Amaltheus (Pseudoamaltheus) engelhardti

Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Liparoceratidae

Taxonomy
Ammonites engelhardti was named by d'Orbigny (1844). Its type specimen is MNHN.F.R01631 and is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Amaltheus (Pseudoamaltheus) engelhardti by Howarth (1955), Howarth (1956), Meister (1986) and Enay et al. (1994).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1844Ammonites engelhardti d'Orbigny p. 245 figs. Pl 66, figs 1-3
1955Amaltheus (Pseudoamaltheus) engelhardti Howarth
1956Amaltheus (Pseudoamaltheus) engelhardti Howarth
1986Amaltheus (Pseudoamaltheus) engelhardti Meister p. 97 figs. Pl 23, fig 1
1994Amaltheus (Pseudoamaltheus) engelhardti Enay et al. p. 63

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassAmmonoidea()
RankNameAuthor
orderAmmonitida
suborderAmmonitinaHyatt 1889
superfamilyEoderoceratoidea(Spath 1929)
familyLiparoceratidaeHyatt 1867
subfamilyAmaltheinae(Hyatt 1867)
genusAmaltheusde Montfort 1808
subgenusPseudoamaltheusFrebold 1922
speciesengelhardti()

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.

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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: Late/Upper Pliensbachian or 189.60000 to 183.00000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Pliensbachian189.6 - 183.0Germany (Bavaria) Amaltheus engelhardti (51276)
Margaritatus189.6 - 183.0United Kingdom Amaltheus engelhardti (222201 222203)
Margaritatus189.6 - 183.0France Amaltheus engelhardti (148120)