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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) and Dunlop et al. (2020).

Subtaxa
Erieopterus (type genus)

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

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Ecdysozoa
—Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
—Deuteropoda
subphylumChelicerataHeymons 1901
—EuchelicerataWeygoldt and Paulus 1979
RankNameAuthor
—Prosomapoda
—Planaterga
—Dekatriata
—SclerophorataKamenz et al. 2011
orderEurypteridaBurmeister 1843
suborderEurypterinaBurmeister 1843
superfamilyEurypteroideaBurmeister 1843
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 Wenlock to the top of the Early/Lower Emsian or 433.40000 to 402.50000 Ma

Collections (16 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Wenlock433.4 - 427.4Norway Erieopterus laticeps (26926)
Wenlock - Ludlow433.4 - 423.0Canada (Nunavut) Erieopterus laticeps (26882)
Rootsikula426.2 - 422.9Estonia Erieopterus laticeps (26922)
Pridoli423.0 - 419.2USA (New York) Erieopterus microphthalmus (26869 26870) Erieopterus pustulosus (491) Erieopterus sp. (26086)
Pridoli423.0 - 419.2USA (Michigan and Ohio) Erieopterus sp. (519)
Pridoli423.0 - 419.2USA (Michigan) Erieopterus microphthalmus (26872)
Pridoli423.0 - 419.2USA (Indiana) Erieopterus limuloides (14207) Erieopterus limuloides, Erieopterus ranilarva (518)
Lochkovian419.2 - 410.8USA (New York) Erieopterus microphthalmus (26871 75184)
Early/Lower Emsian409.1 - 402.5Germany Erieopterus sp. (155775)
Emsian407.6 - 393.3Canada (Northwest Territories) Erieopterus microphthalmus (136240)
Emsian407.6 - 393.3Canada (Northern Territories) Erieopterus micropthalamus (233061)