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Ctenopterus

Eurypterida - Stylonuridae

Taxonomy
Ctenopterus was named by Clarke and Ruedemann (1912) [Sepkoski's age data: S Wenl Sepkoski's reference number: 360]. It is not extant.

It was assigned to Eurypterida by Sepkoski (2002); to Laurieipterinae by Lamsdell et al. (2010); and to Stylonuridae by Størmer (1955), Dunlop et al. (2020), Lamsdell (2025).

Species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1912Ctenopterus Clarke and Ruedemann
1955Ctenopterus Størmer p. 38
2002Ctenopterus Sepkoski
2010Ctenopterus Lamsdell et al.
2020Ctenopterus Dunlop et al. p. 18
2025Ctenopterus 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
superfamilyStylonuroideaDiener 1924
familyStylonuridaeDiener 1924
genusCtenopterusClarke and Ruedemann 1912

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. †Ctenopterus Clarke and Ruedemann 1912
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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 Llandovery to the top of the Ludlow or 443.10000 to 422.70000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Llandovery - Ludlow443.1 - 422.7USA (New York) C. cestrotus (12764)
Silurian443.1 - 419.62USA (Pennsylvania) C. cestrotus (12763)