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Erettopterus marstoni

Eurypterida - Pterygotidae

Taxonomy
Erettopterus marstoni was named by Kjellesvig-Waering (1961). It is not extant.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
E. saetiger, E. bilobus

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1961Erettopterus marstoni Kjellesvig-Waering
2025Erettopterus marstoni 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
genusErettopterusSalter 1859
speciesmarstoni

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.

†Erettopterus marstoni Kjellesvig-Waering 1961
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available