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Acutiramus floweri
Taxonomy
Pterygotus (Acutiramus) floweri was named by Kjellesvig-Waering and Caster (1955). Its type specimen is NYSM 10712, a claw (chelicera retaining fixed and free rami and part of the palm), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Oneida Creek, southeast of Kenwood, which is in a Ludfordian lagoonal shale in the Vernon Formation of New York.
It was recombined as Acutiramus floweri by Dunlop et al. (2013), Lamsdell (2025).
It was recombined as Acutiramus floweri by Dunlop et al. (2013), Lamsdell (2025).
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1955 | Pterygotus (Acutiramus) floweri Kjellesvig-Waering and Caster p. 1046 fig. 2f,g,i |
| 2013 | Acutiramus floweri Dunlop et al. |
| 2025 | Acutiramus floweri Lamsdell |
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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.
†Acutiramus floweri Kjellesvig-Waering and Caster 1955
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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Age range: Ludfordian or 425.00000 to 422.70000 Ma
Collections: one only
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Ludfordian | USA (New York) | Pterygotus floweri (type locality: 26085) |