Myriapoda - Arthropleurida - Arthropleuridae
Alternative spelling: Eurypterus (Arthropleura)
Synonyms: Carcinochelus Goldenberg 1877, Halonia Geinitz 1855
Full reference: F. W. H. Jordan. 1854. Taxonomic names, in Ueber die Crustaceen der Steinkohlenformation von Saarbrücken. Palaeontographica 4:1-15
Parent taxon: Arthropleuridae according to G. L. Pillola and D. Zoboli 2021
See also Guthörl 1934, Pruvost 1919, Pruvost 1930, Salter 1863, Štamberg and Zajíc 2008 and Waterlot 1934
Sister taxa: Arthropleurion, Branchiopus, Branchipusites, Leptozoa, Propater, Troxites, Troxites germari
Subtaxa: Arthropleura armata Arthropleura britannica Arthropleura cristata Arthropleura enodis Arthropleura fayoli Arthropleura maillieuxi Arthropleura mammata Arthropleura moyseyi Arthropleura punctata Carcinochelus anthracophilus
Type: Arthropleura armata
Ecology:
Distribution:
• Permian of Germany (1 collection)
• Carboniferous of Belgium (10), France (10), Germany (20), Italy (1), Spain (5), the United Kingdom (6), United States (2: Ohio, Pennsylvania)
Total: 55 collections including 58 occurrences
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