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Buffalopterus

Eurypterida - Strobilopteridae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2002Buffalopterus Sepkoski
2013Buffalopterus Dunlop et al. p. 187
2020Buffalopterus Dunlop et al. p. 22

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
Deuteropoda
subphylumChelicerataHeymons 1901
EuchelicerataWeygoldt and Paulus 1979
RankNameAuthor
Prosomapoda
Planaterga
Dekatriata
SclerophorataKamenz et al. 2011
orderEurypteridaBurmeister 1843
suborderEurypterinaBurmeister 1843
superfamilyEurypteroideaBurmeister 1843
familyStrobilopteridaeLamsdell and Selden 2013
genusBuffalopterus

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.

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Invalid names: Eurypterus giganteus Pohlman 1882 [synonym], Pterygotus globicaudatus Pohlman 1882 [synonym]
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: Pridoli or 423.00000 to 419.20000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Pridoli423.0 - 419.2USA (New York) B. pustulosus (26089) B. sp. (491)