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Eurypterus dekayi

Eurypterida - Eurypteridae

Taxonomy
Eurypterus dekayi was named by Hall (1859).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
E. remipes, E. remipes, E. remipes, E. tetragonophthamus

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1859Eurypterus dekayi Hall
2006Eurypterus dekayi Tetlie p. 405

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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
superfamilyEurypteroideaBurmeister 1843
familyEurypteridaeBurmeister 1845
genusEurypterusDe Kay 1825
speciesdekayiHall 1859

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.

†Eurypterus dekayi Hall 1859
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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: Pridoli or 422.70000 to 419.62000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Pridoli422.7 - 419.62USA (New York) Eurypterus dekayi (26089)