Euchelicerata - Eurypterida - Adelophthalmidae
Synonyms: Anthraconectes Meek and Worthen 1868, Glyptoscorpius Peach 1882, Lepidoderma Reuss 1855, Polyzosterites Goldenberg 1873, Polyzosternites Goldenberg 1873
Full reference: F. B. Meek and A. H. Worthen. 1868. Preliminary notice of a scorpion, a Eurypterus? and other fossils from the Coal-measures of Illinois. The American Journal of Science and Arts, Second Series 46:19-28
Parent taxon: Adelophthalmidae according to J.A. Dunlop et al. 2020
See also Brauckmann et al. 2003, Dunlop et al. 2013, Guthörl 1934, Kjellesvig-Waering 1958, Lamsdell et al. 2013, Meek and Worthen 1868, Scudder 1879, Sepkoski 2002, Størmer 1955, Tetlie and Dunlop 2005 and van Oyen 1956
Sister taxa: Bassipterus, Eysyslopterus, Nanahughmilleria, Parahughmilleria, Pittsfordipterus, Pruemopterus
Subtaxa: Adelophthalmus (Eurypterus) Adelophthalmus approximatus Adelophthalmus asturica Adelophthalmus brasdorense Adelophthalmus cambieri Adelophthalmus carbonarius Adelophthalmus chinensis Adelophthalmus corneti Adelophthalmus douvillei Adelophthalmus dubius Adelophthalmus dumonti Adelophthalmus granosus Adelophthalmus imhofi Adelophthalmus irinae Adelophthalmus kamyshtensis Adelophthalmus kidstoni Adelophthalmus lohesti Adelophthalmus luceroensis Adelophthalmus mansfieldi Adelophthalmus mazonensis Adelophthalmus moyseyi Adelophthalmus nebraskensis Adelophthalmus pennsylvanicus Adelophthalmus perornatus Adelophthalmus piussii Adelophthalmus pruvosti Adelophthalmus pyrrhae Adelophthalmus raniceps Adelophthalmus sellardsi Adelophthalmus sievertsi Adelophthalmus waterstoni Adelophthalmus wilsoni Adelophthalmus zadrai Glyptoscorpius kidstoni Lepidoderma imhofi
Type: Adelophthalmus (Eurypterus) granosus
Ecology: nektobenthic carnivore
Distribution:
• Permian of United States (3: Kansas, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania collections)
• Carboniferous to Permian of China (1)
• Carboniferous of Belgium (6), Canada (2: New Brunswick, Nova Scotia), the Czech Republic (3), France (3), Germany (3), Italy (1), the Netherlands (2), Portugal (1), the Russian Federation (2), Spain (2), Ukraine (2), the United Kingdom (6), United States (8: Illinois, Kansas, Nebraska, New Mexico, Pennsylvania)
• Devonian of Australia (1), Belgium (1), Germany (2), the Russian Federation (1), United States (2: Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania )
Total: 52 collections including 53 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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