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Mixopteridae

Eurypterida - Mixopteridae

Taxonomy
Mixopteridae was named by Caster and Kjellesvig-Waering (1955). It is not extant. Its type is Mixopterus.

It was assigned to Eurypteracea by Størmer (1955); and to Carcinosomatoidea by Dunlop et al. (2013).

Subtaxa
Lanarkopterus, Mixopterus (type genus), Terropterus

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1955Mixopteridae Caster and Kjellesvig-Waering
1955Mixopteridae Størmer p. 34
1989Lanarkopteridae Tollerton
2013Mixopteridae Dunlop et al. p. 23

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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
—Diploperculata
superfamilyCarcinosomatoideaStoermer 1934
familyMixopteridaeCaster and Kjellesvig-Waering 1955
familyMixopteridaeCaster and Kjellesvig-Waering 1955

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. †Mixopteridae Caster and Kjellesvig-Waering 1955
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G. †Mixopterus Ruedemann 1921
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†Mixopterus kiaeri Størmer 1934
G. †Terropterus Wang et al. 2021
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†Terropterus xiushanensis Wang et al. 2021
Invalid names: Lanarkopteridae Tollerton 1989 [synonym]
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 Telychian to the top of the Rootsikula or 438.50000 to 422.90000 Ma

Collections (17 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Telychian438.5 - 433.4China (Hubei) Terropterus sp. (225099)
Telychian438.5 - 433.4China (Chongqing ) Terropterus xiushanensis (225096)
Sheinwoodian433.4 - 430.5Norway Mixopterus sp. (14266)
Wenlock433.4 - 427.4Norway Mixopterus sp. (26926)
Wenlock433.4 - 427.4China (Hubei) Mixopterus sp. (26992)
Wenlock - Ludlow433.4 - 423.0United Kingdom (Scotland) Lanarkopterus dolichoschelus (26906)
Ludlow427.4 - 423.0USA (New York) Mixopterus multispinosus (26080 26081)
Ludlow427.4 - 423.0United Kingdom (Scotland) Lanarkopterus dolichoschelus (26896)
Rootsikula426.2 - 422.9Estonia Mixopterus simonsi (26922)
Rootsikula426.2 - 422.9Norway Mixopterus kiaeri (14308 26928) Mixopterus sp. (26927)
Ludfordian425.6 - 423.0USA (New York) Mixopterus sp. (26085)
Pridoli423.0 - 419.2USA (New York) Mixopteridae indet. (26086) Mixopterus sp. (493)
Pridoli423.0 - 419.2United Kingdom (England) Mixopterus sp. (26915)