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Archopterus

Eurypterida - Pittsfordipteridae

Taxonomy
Archopterus was named by Wang et al. (2023). It is not extant. Its type is Archopterus anjiensis.

It was assigned to Pittsfordipteridae by Lamsdell (2025).

Species
A. anjiensis (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2023Archopterus Wang et al.
2025Archopterus 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
superfamilyAdelophthalmoideaTollerton 1989
familyPittsfordipteridae
genusArchopterus

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.

G. †Archopterus Wang et al. 2023
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†Archopterus anjiensis Wang et al. 2023
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available