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Erettopterus
Taxonomy
Erettopterus was named as a genus. It is not extant. Its type is Himantopterus bilobus.
It was reranked as Pterygotus (Erettopterus) by Størmer (1955).
It was assigned to Pterygotus by Størmer (1955); to Eurypterida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Pterygotidae by Dunlop et al. (2020).
It was reranked as Pterygotus (Erettopterus) by Størmer (1955).
It was assigned to Pterygotus by Størmer (1955); to Eurypterida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Pterygotidae by Dunlop et al. (2020).
Species lacking formal opinion data
Synonyms
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Synonymy list
Year | Name and author |
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1856 | Himantopterus Salter |
1955 | Pterygotus (Erettopterus) Størmer p. 31 |
2002 | Erettopterus Sepkoski |
2002 | Truncatiramus Sepkoski |
2020 | Erettopterus Dunlop et al. p. 26 |
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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. †Erettopterus
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†Erettopterus qujingensis Ma et al. 2022
†Erettopterus serratus Kjellesvig-Waering 1961
†Erettopterus waylandsmithi Kjellesvig-Waering and Caster 1955
Invalid names: Himantopterus Salter 1856 [replaced], Truncatiramus [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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Reference: Aberhan et al. 2004 |
Collections (26 total)
Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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Llandovery | USA (Pennsylvania) | E. globiceps (12765) | |
Llandovery - Wenlock | United Kingdom (Scotland) | E. bilobus (26886 26889) | |
Llandovery - Ludlow | USA (New York) | E. globiceps (12764) | |
Silurian | USA (Pennsylvania) | E. globiceps (12763) | |
Telychian | USA (Pennsylvania) | E. globiceps (12921) | |
Sheinwoodian | Sweden (Gotland) | E. carinatus, Truncatiramus serricaudatus (26919) | |
Wenlock | USA (Maryland) | E. sp. (14193) | |
Rootsikula | Estonia | E. laticauda, Truncatiramus osiliensis (26922) | |
Ludlow | USA (West Virginia) | Truncatiramus sp. (14204) | |
Ludlow | USA (Pennsylvania) | Truncatiramus sp. (14206) | |
Ludlow | USA (New York) | Pterygotus monroensis (26080) | |
Ludlow - Pridoli | USA (West Virginia) | Truncatiramus exopthalmus (14202) | |
Ludfordian | USA (New York) | Pterygotus waylandsmithi (26085) | |
Ludfordian | United Kingdom (England) | E. marstoni (26910) E. sp. (26911) Truncatiramus gigas (26912) | |
Pridoli | Czechia | E. sp., Truncatiramus sp. (13894) | |
Pridoli | USA (New York) | E. grandis (26089) E. sp. (491) | |
Pridoli | United Kingdom (England) | E. brodiei, E. spatulatus, Truncatiramus gigas (26914) E. sp. (26917) E. spatulatus, Truncatiramus gigas (26915) | |
Pridoli | China (Yunnan) | E. qujingensis (226625) | |
Pridoli | USA (Ohio) | Truncatiramus perryensis (26079) | |
Lochkovian - Pragian | USA (Ohio) | E. saetiger (26874) |