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

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 Related pages 

 Prehistoric fish
 List of prehistoric bony fish

 References 

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

Category:Extinct fish
Category:Bony fish