Euchelicerata - Eurypterida - Adelophthalmidae
Dewalque (1889) is part of Fraipont (1889). Species is named Eurypterus lohesti. According to Tetlie and Van Roy (2006), "The single specimen of E. lohesti was first interpreted as possibly belonging to Adelophthalmus by KJELLESVIG-WAERING (1958, p. 1141). However, ST0RMER & WATERSTON(1968, p. 83) interpreted it as a possible stylonurid, a view supported here."
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Belongs to Adelophthalmus according to J. A. Dunlop et al. 2013
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 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
Ecology: nektobenthic carnivore
Distribution: found only at Eurypterids at Pont-de-Bonne-Modave (Devonian of Belgium)
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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