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Arthropleura mammata

Myriapoda - Arthropleurida - Arthropleuridae

Taxonomy
Eurypterus (Arthropleura) mammatus was named by Salter (1863). It is an impression. Its type locality is Pendleton Colliery, near Manchester, which is in a Westphalian delta plain shale in the United Kingdom.

It was recombined as Arthropleura mammata by Pruvost (1919) and Pruvost (1930).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1863Eurypterus (Arthropleura) mammatus Salter p. 85 figs. 1-7
1919Arthropleura mammata Pruvost p. 74 figs. Pl 25, fig 6; text-fig 18
1930Arthropleura mammata Pruvost p. 172 figs. Pl 9, figs 1-5

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Ecdysozoa
—Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
classMyriapoda()
RankNameAuthor
—DignathaTiegs 1947
subclassDiplopodaGervais 1844
subclassArthropleurideaWaterlot 1934
orderArthropleuridaWaterlot 1934
familyArthropleuridaeScudder 1885
genusArthropleura
speciesmammata()

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.

†Arthropleura mammata Salter 1863
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Diagnosis
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Measurements
No measurements are available
Locomotion: actively mobilep
Created: 2004-02-29 09:38:49
Modified: 2004-02-29 11:38:49
Source: p = phylum
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: Westphalian B or 316.90000 to 314.60000 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Westphalian318.7 - 307.5United Kingdom Eurypterus mammatus (155940)
Westphalian B316.9 - 314.6France (Nord-Pas-de-Calais) Arthropleura mammata (155423)
Westphalian B316.9 - 314.6Belgium Arthropleura mammata (155628 155631 155632)