Euchelicerata - Eurypterida - Adelophthalmidae

Alternative combination: Rhenopterus waterstoni

Full reference: O. E. Tetlie, S. J. Braddy, P. D. Butler and D. E. G. Briggs. 2004. A new eurypterid (Chelicerata : Eurypterida) from the Upper Devonian Gogo Formation of Western Australia, with a review of the Rhenopteridae. Palaeontology 47:801-809

Belongs to Adelophthalmus according to Poschmann 2006

See also Tetlie et al. 2004

Sister taxa: 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 wilsoni, Adelophthalmus zadrai, Glyptoscorpius kidstoni, Lepidoderma imhofi

Type specimen: Its type locality is Gogo Station, which is in a Frasnian basinal (siliceous) shale/siltstone in the Gogo Formation of Australia

Ecology: nektobenthic carnivore

Distribution: found only at Gogo Station

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Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.