Euchelicerata - Eurypterida - Adelophthalmidae
originally named Lepidoderma asturica
Full reference: B. Melendez. 1971. Un novel Eurypteride du Westphalien des Asturies (NW Espagne) . Compte rendu : Septième Congrès International de Stratigraphie et de Géologie du Carbonifère: Krefeld, 23.-28 Aug. 1971 3:415-417
Belongs to Adelophthalmus according to J. A. Dunlop et al. 2013
Sister taxa: Adelophthalmus (Eurypterus), Adelophthalmus approximatus, 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, Lepidoderma imhofi, Glyptoscorpius kidstoni
Type specimen: Mus. C. Nat, Madrid (n° CB-61-5).
Ecology: nektobenthic carnivore
Distribution: found only at Ablaña Eurypterid (Carboniferous of Spain)
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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