Hallipterus Kjellesvig-Waering 1963 (eurypterid)

Euchelicerata - Eurypterida - Hardieopteridae

Synonym: Dolichocephala Claypole 1883 [replaced name]

Full reference: E.N. Kjellesvig-Waering. 1963. Revision of Some Upper Devonian Stylonuridae (Eurypterida) from New York and Pennsylvania. Journal of Paleontology 37(2):490-495

Parent taxon: Hardieopteridae according to O.E. Tetlie 2008

See also Dunlop et al. 2020, Kjellesvig-Waering 1963 and Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxa: Hardieopterus, Tarsopterella

Subtaxa: Hallipterus excelsior

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Type: Hallipterus excelsior

Ecology: nektobenthic carnivore

Distribution:

• Devonian of United States (3: New York, Pennsylvania collections)

Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence

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