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Erieopteridae

Eurypterida - Erieopteridae

Taxonomy
Erieopteridae was named by Tollerton (1989). Its type is Erieopterus.

It was assigned to Eurypteroidea by Braddy et al. (1995), Dunlop et al. (2020); and to Dolichopteroidea by Lamsdell (2025).

Subtaxa
Erieopterus (type genus)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1989Erieopteridae Tollerton
1995Erieopteridae Braddy et al. p. 576
2020Erieopteridae Dunlop et al. p. 22
2025Erieopteridae Lamsdell

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
—Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaGravenhorst 1843
RankNameAuthor
—Deuteropoda
subphylumChelicerataHeymons 1901
orderEurypteridaHuxley 1857
suborderEurypterinaNovojilov 1962
superfamilyDolichopteroideaKjellesvig-Waering and Størmer 1952
familyErieopteridaeTollerton 1989
familyErieopteridaeTollerton 1989

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.

Fm. †Erieopteridae Tollerton 1989
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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 Rootsikula to the top of the Early/Lower Emsian or 428.60000 to 399.50000 Ma

Collections (16 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Wenlock432.9 - 426.7Norway Erieopterus laticeps (26926)
Wenlock - Ludlow432.9 - 422.7Canada (Nunavut) Erieopterus laticeps (26882)
Rootsikula428.6 - 426.7Estonia Erieopterus laticeps (26922)
Ludfordian425.0 - 422.7USA (Indiana) Erieopterus limuloides (14207)
Pridoli422.7 - 419.62USA (Indiana) Erieopterus limuloides, Erieopterus ranilarva (518)
Pridoli422.7 - 419.62USA (Michigan) Erieopterus microphthalmus (26872)
Pridoli422.7 - 419.62USA (New York) Erieopterus microphthalmus (26869 26870) Erieopterus pustulosus (491) Erieopterus sp. (26086)
Pridoli422.7 - 419.62USA (Michigan and Ohio) Erieopterus sp. (519)
Lochkovian419.62 - 413.02USA (New York) Erieopterus microphthalmus (26871 75184)
Early/Lower Emsian410.62 - 399.5Germany Erieopterus sp. (155775)
Emsian410.62 - 393.47Canada (Northern Territories) Erieopterus micropthalamus (233061)
Emsian410.62 - 393.47Canada (Northwest Territories) Erieopterus microphthalmus (136240)