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Adelophthalmus imhofi

Eurypterida - Adelophthalmidae

Taxonomy
Eurypterus imhofi was named by Reuss (1855).

It was recombined as Adelophthalmus imhofi by Pribyl (1952), Brauckmann et al. (2003), Dunlop et al. (2013).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1855Eurypterus imhofi Reuss
1952Adelophthalmus imhofi Pribyl
2003Adelophthalmus imhofi Brauckmann et al. p. 59 figs. Pl 11, fig 2; text-fig 24
2013Adelophthalmus imhofi Dunlop et al. p. 187

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaGravenhorst 1843
Deuteropoda
RankNameAuthor
subphylumChelicerataHeymons 1901
orderEurypteridaHuxley 1857
suborderEurypterinaNovojilov 1962
infraorderDiploperculata
superfamilyAdelophthalmoideaTollerton 1989
familyAdelophthalmidaeTollerton 1989
genusAdelophthalmusJordan and von Mayer 1854
speciesimhofi(Reuss 1855)

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.

Adelophthalmus imhofi Reuss 1855
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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: base of the Marsdenian to the top of the Westphalian D or 321.30000 to 307.40000 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Marsdenian321.3 - 320.0Germany (Ruhr) Adelophthalmus imhofi (152121)
Westphalian B316.9 - 314.6Netherlands Adelophthalmus imhofi (231821 231823)
Moscovian315.2 - 307.0Czechia (Pilsen ) Adelophthalmus imhofi (231879)
Westphalian D309.8 - 307.4United Kingdom (Somerset) Adelophthalmus imhofi (231852)