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Amblypterus

genus of fishes

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

A fossil of Amblypterus.

Classification

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Species

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  • †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

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The type species is Amblypterus latus.

Synonymy

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  • 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
 
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References

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