IRMNG - Amaltheidae Hyatt, 1867 †

IRMNG name details

Amaltheidae Hyatt, 1867 †

IRMNG_ID

100593 (urn:lsid:irmng.org:taxname:100593)

Classification

Status

unaccepted (currently accepted as subfamily)

Accepted name

Liparoceratidae Hyatt, 1867 †

Rank

Family

Parent

Ammonitida †

Environment

marine, ~~brackish~~, ~~fresh~~, ~~terrestrial~~

Fossil range

fossil only

Original description

Not documented

Taxonomic citation

IRMNG (2025). Amaltheidae Hyatt, 1867 †. Accessed at: https://www.irmng.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=100593 on 2026-10-04

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2006-10-16 22:00:00Z

created

Rees, Tony

2012-01-18 23:00:00Z

changed

Rees, Tony

2025-08-07 18:08:36Z

changed

Rees, Tony

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basis of record Benton, M.J. (ed). (1993). The Fossil Record 2. Chapman & Hall, London, 845 pp. [details]

source of synonymy Nakada, K.; Goto, M.; Meister, C.; Matsuoka, A. (2021). The late Pliensbachian (Early Jurassic) ammonoid <i>Amaltheus</i> in Japan: systematics and biostratigraphic and paleobiogeographic significance. <em>Journal of Paleontology.</em> 95(5): 1004-1021., available online at https://doi.org/10.1017/jpa.2021.39 [details]

extant flag source Benton, M.J. (ed). (1993). The Fossil Record 2. Chapman & Hall, London, 845 pp. [details]

habitat flag source Benton, M.J. (ed). (1993). The Fossil Record 2. Chapman & Hall, London, 845 pp. [details]

Unreviewed

Classification Eukaryota (Superkingdom) > Animalia (Kingdom) > Eumetazoa (Subkingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Cephalopoda (Class) > Ammonoidea (Subclass) > Ammonitida (Order) > Amaltheidae (Family) [details]

Descriptive info Benton, 1993 habitat flag(s): M; stratigraphic range: Jurassic (Pliensbachian) [details]

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