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Kokomopterus

Eurypterida - Kokomopteridae

Taxonomy
Kokomopterus was named by Kjellesvig-Waering (1966) [Sepkoski's age data: S Prid Sepkoski's reference number: 360]. It is not extant.

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

Species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1966Kokomopterus Kjellesvig-Waering
2002Kokomopterus Sepkoski
2010Kokomopterus Lamsdell et al.
2020Kokomopterus Dunlop et al. p. 17
2025Kokomopterus 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
superfamilyKokomopteroideaKjellesvig-Waering 1966
familyKokomopteridaeKjellesvig-Waering 1966
genusKokomopterus

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. †Kokomopterus Kjellesvig-Waering 1966
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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: Ludfordian or 425.00000 to 422.70000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ludfordian425.0 - 422.7USA (Indiana) K. longicaudatus (14207)