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Dolichopterus gotlandicus

Eurypterida - Dolichopteridae

Taxonomy
Dolichopterus gotlandicus was named by Kjellesvig-Waering (1979). It is not extant.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
D. bulbosus, D. macocheirus, D. macrocheirus, D. siluriceps
Entered
by R. Plotnick on 2025-07-27; modified by R. Plotnick on 2025-07-27

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1979Dolichopterus gotlandicus Kjellesvig-Waering
2025Dolichopterus gotlandicus 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
superfamilyDolichopteroideaKjellesvig-Waering and Størmer 1952
familyDolichopteridaeKjellesvig-Waering and Stormer 1952
genusDolichopterusHall 1859
speciesgotlandicus

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.

†Dolichopterus gotlandicus Kjellesvig-Waering 1979
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available