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Woodwardopterus

Eurypterida - Mycteropidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1959Woodwardopterus Kjellesvig-Waering
2005Woodwardopterus Selden et al. p. 46
2010Woodwardopterus Lamsdell et al.
2020Woodwardopterus Dunlop et al. p. 20
2022Woodwardopterus Poschmann and Rozefelds p. 2021
2025Woodwardopterus Lamsdell

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaGravenhorst 1843
RankNameAuthor
Deuteropoda
subphylumChelicerataHeymons 1901
orderEurypteridaHuxley 1857
suborderStylonurinaNovojilov 1962
superfamilyMycteropoideaCope 1886
familyMycteropidaeCope 1886
genusWoodwardopterus

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. †Woodwardopterus Kjellesvig-Waering 1959
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Woodwardopterus freemanorum Poschmann and Rozefelds 2022
Woodwardopterus scabrosus Woodward 1887
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: nektobenthico
Diet: carnivoreo
Vision: well-developedo
Created: 2004-09-24 08:12:58
Modified: 2010-02-05 01:21:51
Source: o = order
Reference: Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Arundian to the top of the Changhsingian or 346.70000 to 251.90200 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Arundian346.7 - 339.9United Kingdom (Scotland) W. scabrosus (90682)
Changhsingian254.14 - 251.902Australia (Queensland) W. freemanorum (227842)