Amblypterus

A fossil of Amblypterus.

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

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

• Prehistoric fish
• List of prehistoric bony fish

References

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

Other websites

• Amblypterus on English Wikipedia