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Pterygotus gaspesiensis

Eurypterida - Pterygotidae

Taxonomy
Pterygotus gaspesiensis was named by Russell (1954). It is not extant.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
Erettopterus bilobus, P. grandis, P. impactus, P. juvensis, P. lanarkensis, P. siemiradskii, P. taurinus
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by R. Plotnick on 2023-11-05; modified by R. Plotnick on 2025-07-27

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1954Pterygotus gaspesiensis Kindle
1954Pterygotus gaspesiensis Russell
2025Pterygotus gaspesiensis Lamsdell

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
—Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaGravenhorst 1843
—Deuteropoda
RankNameAuthor
subphylumChelicerataHeymons 1901
orderEurypteridaHuxley 1857
suborderEurypterinaNovojilov 1962
infraorderDiploperculata
superfamilyPterygotoideaClarke and Ruedemann 1912
familyPterygotidaeClarke and Ruedemann 1912
genusPterygotusAgassiz 1844
speciesgaspesiensisRussell 1954

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

†Pterygotus gaspesiensis Russell 1954
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available