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Tarsopterella

Eurypterida - Hardieopteridae

Taxonomy
Tarsopterella was named by Størmer (1951) [Sepkoski's age data: S Prid D Gedi-u Sepkoski's reference number: 360]. It is not extant.

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

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1951Tarsopterella Størmer
1955Tarsopterella Størmer p. 38
2002Tarsopterella Sepkoski
2010Tarsopterella Lamsdell et al.
2020Tarsopterella Dunlop et al. p. 17
2025Tarsopterella 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
familyHardieopteridaeTollerton 1989
genusTarsopterellaStørmer 1951

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. †Tarsopterella Størmer 1951
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Tarsopterella scotica Woodward 1872
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Invalid names: Erieopterus brewsteri Woodward 1864 [synonym], Stylonurus armatus Page 1867 [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: base of the Pridoli to the top of the Lochkovian or 422.70000 to 413.02000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Pridoli422.7 - 419.62United Kingdom (England) T. sp. (26915)
Lochkovian419.62 - 413.02France Erieopterus brewsteri (26981)
Lochkovian419.62 - 413.02United Kingdom (Scotland) Erieopterus brewsteri, T. scotica (26908)