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Taxonomy
Amnestus was named by Dallas (1851). It is extant. It is the type genus of Amnestinae.
It was assigned to Amnestinae by Froeschner (1960), Thomas (1988), Lis (2006).
It was assigned to Amnestinae by Froeschner (1960), Thomas (1988), Lis (2006).
Species
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1851 | Amnestus Dallas p. 26 |
| 1960 | Amnestus Froeschner p. 630 |
| 1988 | Amnestus Thomas p. 26 |
| 2006 | Amnestus Lis p. 119 |
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If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.
G. Amnestus Dallas 1851
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†Amnestus electricus Thomas 1994
†Amnestus guapinolinus Thomas 1988
†Amnestus priscus Thomas 1994
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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Age range: base of the Burdigalian to the top of the Early/Lower Miocene or 20.45000 to 15.98000 Ma
Collections (3 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Early/Lower Miocene | Mexico | A. guapinolinus (124230) | |
| Burdigalian - Langhian | Dominican Republic | A. electricus (123393) A. electricus, A. priscus (122982) |