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Drepanopterus

Eurypterida - Drepanopteridae

Taxonomy
Drepanopterus was named by Laurie (1892) [Sepkoski's age data: S Ldov D Emsi-l Sepkoski's reference number: 360]. It is not extant. Its type is Drepanopterus pentlandicus. It is the type genus of Drepanopteridae.

It was assigned to Stylonuridae by Størmer (1955); to Eurypterida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Drepanopteridae by Lamsdell et al. (2010), Dunlop et al. (2013), Dunlop et al. (2020), Lamsdell (2025).

Species
D. abonensis, D. pentlandicus (type species), D. struvei
Species lacking formal opinion data
D. longicaudatus, D. nodosus
Entered
by J. Sepkoski on 2003-01-23; modified by P. Novack-Gottshall on 2020-06-02

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1892Drepanopterus Laurie
1955Drepanopterus Størmer p. 36
2002Drepanopterus Sepkoski
2010Drepanopterus Lamsdell et al.
2013Drepanopterus Dunlop et al. p. 18
2020Drepanopterus Dunlop et al. p. 18
2025Drepanopterus 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
familyDrepanopteridaeKjellesvig-Waering 1966
genusDrepanopterusLaurie 1892

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. †Drepanopterus Laurie 1892
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†Drepanopterus abonensis Simpson 1951
†Drepanopterus struvei Størmer 1974
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 Telychian to the top of the Famennian or 438.60000 to 358.86000 Ma

Collections (8 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Llandovery443.1 - 432.9United Kingdom (Scotland) D. pentlandicus (26885)
Telychian438.6 - 432.9United Kingdom (Scotland) D. pentlandicus (153581)
Ludlow - Pridoli426.7 - 419.62USA (West Virginia) D. nodosus (14202)
Pridoli422.7 - 419.62USA (Indiana) D. longicaudatus (518)
Early/Lower Emsian410.62 - 399.5Germany (Alken) D. struvei (27049)
Emsian410.62 - 393.47Canada (Northern Territories) D. sp. (233061)
Emsian410.62 - 393.47Canada (Northwest Territories) D. sp. (136240)
Famennian372.15 - 358.86United Kingdom (Somerset) D. abonensis (232123)