Eurypterida - Adelophthalmidae
Alternative combinations: Glyptoscorpius perornatus, Lepidoderma perornatus
Belongs to Adelophthalmus according to J. A. Dunlop et al. 2013
See also Waterston 1957
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 piussii, Adelophthalmus pruvosti, Adelophthalmus pyrrhae, Adelophthalmus raniceps, Adelophthalmus sellardsi, Adelophthalmus sievertsi, Adelophthalmus waterstoni, Adelophthalmus wilsoni, Adelophthalmus zadrai, Lepidoderma imhofi
Ecology: nektobenthic carnivore
Distribution: found only at Glencartholm, Eskdale (Carboniferous of the United Kingdom)
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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