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Pterygotus lightbodyi

Eurypterida - Pterygotidae

Taxonomy
Pterygotus lightbodyi was named by Kjellesvig-Waering (1961). It is not extant.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1961Pterygotus lightbodyi Kjellesvig-Waering pp. 805-806
2025Pterygotus lightbodyi 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
specieslightbodyi

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 lightbodyi Kjellesvig-Waering 1961
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Diagnosis
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