Amblypterus

A fossil of Amblypterus.

Amblypterus is an extinct genus of prehistoric bony fish from the Cisuralian.

Classification

Species

†Amblypterus arcuatus
†Amblypterus beaumonti
†Amblypterus blainvillei (currently Aeduella blainvillei)
†Amblypterus carolinae
†Amblypterus decorus
†Amblypterus duvernoyi
†Amblypterus latus (type)
†Amblypterus reussi
†Amblypterus stewarti
†Amblypterus traquairi
†Amblypterus voltzi

Type species

The type species is Amblypterus latus.

Synonymy

Amblypterus blainvillei (Agassiz, 1833) → Aeduella blainvillei (Agassiz, 1833) [= Palaeoniscus blainvillei Agassiz, 1833, Palaeothrissum inaequilobum Blainville, 1818]
Amblypterus eurypterygius Agassiz, 1833 → Rhabdolepis macroptera (Bronn, 1829)
Amblypterus lateralis Agassiz, 1833 → Amblypterus latus Agassiz, 1833

Related pages

References

Fishes of the World by Joseph S. Nelson
A Pictorial Guide to Fossils by Gerard Ramon Case