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Euproops danae

Xiphosura - Xiphosurida - Belinuridae

Taxonomy

Bellinurus danae was named by Meek and Worthen (1865). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Mazon Creek (University of Illinois collection), which is in a Westphalian D deltaic mudstone in the Carbondale Formation of Illinois.

It was recombined as Belinurus danae by Woodward (1867); it was recombined as Prestwichia danae by Chernyshev (1927) and Chernyshev (1928); it was recombined as Euproops danae by White (1884), Raymond (1944), Copeland (1957), Anderson (1994), Babcock and Merriam (2000), Dunlop et al. (2013), Lamsdell (2016), Haug and Rötzer (2018), Shpinev (2018) and Lamsdell (2020).

Synonyms

Euproops amiae was named by Woodward (1918). It is a mold. Its type locality is GSC 616, Donkin No. 6 mine dump, Glace Bay, which is in a Westphalian C/Westphalian D fluvial-lacustrine siliciclastic in Canada.

It was synonymized subjectively with Euproops danae by Anderson (1994), Babcock and Merriam (2000) and Lamsdell (2020).
Euproops kilmersdonensis was named by Ambrose and Romano (1972). Its type specimen is BMNH It. 61012, an exoskeleton, and it is a compression fossil. Its type locality is Kilmersdon Colliery tip, no. 9 seam, which is in a Westphalian D terrestrial mudstone in the Farrington Formation of the United Kingdom.

It was synonymized subjectively with Euproops danae by Anderson (1994), Babcock and Merriam (2000), Dunlop et al. (2013) and Lamsdell (2020).
Euproops darrahi was named by Raymond (1944). Its type specimen is MCZ 4691, a carapace, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Fair Oaks, Ambridge, which is in a Westphalian D fluvial-lacustrine shale in the Glenshaw Formation of Pennsylvania.

It was synonymized subjectively with Euproops danae by Anderson (1994), Babcock and Merriam (2000) and Lamsdell (2020).
Euproops graigolae was named by Dix and Pringle (1929). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Clydach Merthyr Colliery, roof of Graigola Seam, which is in a Westphalian D terrestrial shale in the Pennant Formation of the United Kingdom.

It was synonymized subjectively with Euproops danae by Anderson (1994), Babcock and Merriam (2000) and Lamsdell (2020).
Euproops gwenti was named by Dix and Pringle (1929). Its type specimen is BGS 48523/48524 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Gellideg, roof of Mynyddislwyn Seam, which is in a Westphalian D fluvial-lacustrine shale in the Pennant Sandstone Formation of the United Kingdom.

It was synonymized subjectively with Euproops danae by Anderson (1994), Babcock and Merriam (2000) and Lamsdell (2020).
Euproops islwyni was named by Dix and Pringle (1929). Its type specimen is BGS 48526/48525 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Gellideg, roof of Mynyddislwyn Seam, which is in a Westphalian D fluvial-lacustrine shale in the Pennant Sandstone Formation of the United Kingdom.

It was synonymized subjectively with Euproops danae by Anderson (1994), Babcock and Merriam (2000) and Lamsdell (2020).
Euproops laevicula was named by Raymond (1944). Its type specimen is YPM 16912, a carapace, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Mazon Creek (YPM collection), which is in a Westphalian D deltaic mudstone in the Carbondale Formation of Illinois.

It was synonymized subjectively with Euproops danae by Anderson (1994), Babcock and Merriam (2000) and Lamsdell (2020).
Euproops meeki was named by Dix and Pringle (1929). Its type specimen is BGS 48528/48529 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Maes-y-cwmmer (Gwernau level), Monmouthshire, which is in a Westphalian D terrestrial siliciclastic in the Pennant Sandstone Formation of the United Kingdom.

It was synonymized subjectively with Euproops danae by Anderson (1994), Babcock and Merriam (2000) and Lamsdell (2020).
Euproops packardi was named by Willard and Jones (1935). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Culm pile at Baltimore Mines, Parsons, which is in a Westphalian D fluvial-lacustrine shale in the Llewellyn Formation of Pennsylvania.

It was synonymized subjectively with Euproops danae by Anderson (1994), Babcock and Merriam (2000) and Lamsdell (2020).
Prestwichia (Euproops) scheeleana was named by Ebert (1892). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Zeche Wolfsbank, Röttgersbank seam, which is in a Westphalian A fluvial-lacustrine shale in the Bochum Formation of Germany.

It was recombined as Euproops scheeleana by Dix and Pringle (1929); it was synonymized subjectively with Euproops danae by Anderson (1994), Babcock and Merriam (2000) and Lamsdell (2020).
Euproops thompsoni was named by Raymond (1944). Its type specimen is MCZ 4669, a carapace, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Wilmington strip mine, Mazon Creek, which is in a Westphalian D interdistributary bay mudstone in the Carbondale Formation of Illinois.

It was synonymized subjectively with Euproops danae by Anderson (1994), Babcock and Merriam (2000) and Lamsdell (2020).
Prestwichianella zalesskii was named by Chernyshev (1927). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Sofievka village (feuille VI-21), which is in a Westphalian A/Westphalian B fluvial-lacustrine siliciclastic in the Smolyaninovskaya Formation of Ukraine.

It was synonymized subjectively with Euproops danae by Shpinev (2018) and Lamsdell (2020).
Prestwichianella nitida was named by Dix and Pringle (1929). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Clydach Merthyr Colliery, roof of Graigola Seam, which is in a Westphalian D terrestrial shale in the Pennant Formation of the United Kingdom.

It was synonymized subjectively with Euproops danae by Anderson (1994), Babcock and Merriam (2000) and Lamsdell (2020).
Euproops laticephalus was named by Raymond (1944). Its type specimen is MCZ 4692, a carapace, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Near Pottsville, roof shale of Salem Coal, which is in a Stephanian C fluvial-lacustrine shale in the Llewellyn Formation of Pennsylvania.

It was synonymized subjectively with Euproops danae by Anderson (1994) and Babcock and Merriam (2000).
Euproops colletti was named by White (1884). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Durkee's Ferry, which is in a Westphalian D paralic shale in Indiana.

It was synonymized subjectively with Euproops danae by Copeland (1957) and Babcock and Merriam (2000).

Synonymy list

Year	Name and author
1865	Bellinurus danae Meek and Worthen p. 44
1867	Belinurus danae Woodward p. 32
1884	Euproops danae White p. 170 figs. Pl 39, fig 1
1884	Euproops colletti White p. 172 figs. Pl 39, fig 2
1892	Prestwichia (Euproops) scheeleana Ebert p. 220 figs. 1-3
1918	Euproops amiae Woodward p. 465 figs. 2-4
1918	Euproops colletti Woodward p. 465
1927	Prestwichia danae Chernyshev p. 647 figs. Pl 35, fig 1
1927	Prestwichianella zalesskii Chernyshev p. 648 figs. Pl 35, figs 8,9
1928	Prestwichia danae Chernyshev p. 526 figs. Pl 37, figs 11-15
1929	Euproops islwyni Dix and Pringle
1929	Prestwichianella nitida Dix and Pringle p. 101 fig. 9
1929	Euproops graigolae Dix and Pringle p. 104 fig. 10
1929	Euproops gwenti Dix and Pringle p. 105 fig. 11
1929	Euproops islwyni Dix and Pringle p. 107 fig. 12
1929	Euproops meeki Dix and Pringle p. 108 fig. 13
1929	Euproops scheeleana Dix and Pringle p. 111
1935	Euproops packardi Willard and Jones p. 127 fig. 1
1944	Euproops danae Raymond p. 484
1944	Euproops thompsoni Raymond p. 486 fig. 1,2
1944	Euproops darrahi Raymond p. 489 figs. Pl 2, fig 4
1944	Euproops laevicula Raymond p. 490 fig. 3
1944	Euproops laticephalus Raymond p. 491 fig. 4
1944	Euproops amiae Raymond p. 493
1944	Euproops packardi Raymond p. 493
1957	Euproops amiae Copeland p. 49 figs. Pl 17, figs 1-8
1957	Euproops danae Copeland p. 49 figs. Pl 17, fig 9; pl 21, fig 1
1972	Euproops kilmersdonensis Ambrose and Romano p. 570 figs. Pl 112, figs 1-3; pl 113, fig 1; text-fig 2
1994	Euproops danae Anderson p. 270 figs. 1-4
2000	Euproops danae Babcock and Merriam p. 84 fig. 3
2013	Euproops danae Dunlop et al. p. 11
2016	Euproops danae Lamsdell p. 184 fig. 1
2018	Euproops danae Haug and Rötzer p. 65 figs. 1, 2A-G, 3A-F, 5
2018	Euproops danae Shpinev p. 274 figs. Pl 9, figs 1,2; pl 10, figs 3,4; text-fig 4
2020	Euproops danae Lamsdell p. 14

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Rank	Name	Author
kingdom	Animalia	()
—	Bilateria
—	Eubilateria	Ax 1987
—	Protostomia
—	Ecdysozoa
—	Panarthropoda
phylum	Arthropoda	Latreille 1829
—	Deuteropoda
subphylum	Chelicerata	Heymons 1901

Rank	Name	Author
—	Euchelicerata	Weygoldt and Paulus 1979
—	Prosomapoda
class	Xiphosura	()
order	Xiphosurida	Latreille 1802
suborder	Belinurina
family	Belinuridae	(Zittel and Eastman 1913)
genus	Euproops
species	danae	()

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.

†Euproops danae Meek and Worthen 1865

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Invalid names: Euproops amiae Woodward 1918 [synonym], Euproops colletti White 1884 [synonym], Euproops darrahi Raymond 1944 [synonym], Euproops graigolae Dix and Pringle 1929 [synonym], Euproops gwenti Dix and Pringle 1929 [synonym], Euproops islwyni Dix and Pringle 1929 [synonym], Euproops kilmersdonensis Ambrose and Romano 1972 [synonym], Euproops laevicula Raymond 1944 [synonym], Euproops laticephalus Raymond 1944 [synonym], Euproops meeki Dix and Pringle 1929 [synonym], Euproops nitida Dix and Pringle 1929 [synonym], Euproops packardi Willard and Jones 1935 [synonym], Euproops thompsoni Raymond 1944 [synonym], Prestwichia (Euproops) scheeleana Ebert 1892 [synonym], Prestwichianella zalesskii Chernyshev 1927 [synonym]

Diagnosis

No diagnoses are available

Measurements

No measurements are available

Locomotion:

actively mobilec

Life habit:

nektobenthicc

Diet:

carnivorec

Vision:

limitedo

Created:

2010-02-05 01:13:59

Modified:

2010-02-22 02:35:37

Source: o = order, c = class

References: Jell and Adrain 2002, Bambach et al. 2007

Age range: base of the Westphalian A to the top of the Stephanian C or 318.70000 to 300.40000 Ma

Collections (28 total)

Time interval	Ma	Country or state	Original ID and collection number
Bashkirian	323.2 - 315.2	Canada (Nova Scotia)	Euproops danae (216611)
Westphalian A	318.7 - 316.9	Canada (Nova Scotia)	Euproops danae (216612)
Westphalian A	318.7 - 316.9	Germany	Prestwichia scheeleana (216560)
Westphalian A - Westphalian B	318.7 - 314.6	Ukraine (Donetsk)	Prestwichia sp. (216447)
Westphalian	318.7 - 307.5	USA (Pennsylvania)	Euproops packardi (216749)
Westphalian B	316.9 - 314.6	United Kingdom (Wales)	Euproops scheeleana (216537)
Westphalian C	314.6 - 309.8	Russian Federation	Euproops danae (149705)
Westphalian C	314.6 - 309.8	Ukraine (Donetsk)	Prestwichia danae (216442)
Westphalian C - Westphalian D	314.6 - 307.5	Canada (Nova Scotia)	Euproops amiae (139747 216613 216614)
Westphalian C - Westphalian D	314.6 - 307.5	Ukraine (Donetsk)	Prestwichia danae (216467)
Westphalian D	309.8 - 307.5	USA (Indiana)	Euproops danae (216797) Euproops danae, Euproops colletti (216796)
Westphalian D	309.8 - 307.5	USA (Pennsylvania)	Euproops darrahi (216747) Euproops packardi (216792)
Westphalian D	309.8 - 307.5	Russian Federation (Rostov)	Prestwichia danae (216466)
Westphalian D	309.8 - 307.5	United Kingdom (Somerset)	Euproops danae (216068)
Westphalian D	309.8 - 307.5	USA (Illinois)	Bellinurus danae (type locality: 152106) Euproops danae (122512) Euproops danae, Euproops laevicula (112630) Euproops thompsoni (114454)
Westphalian D	309.8 - 307.5	United Kingdom	Euproops kilmersdonensis (162731) Euproops meeki (141947)
Westphalian D	309.8 - 307.5	United Kingdom (Wales)	Euproops graigolae, Prestwichianella nitida (127543) Euproops gwenti, Euproops islwyni (216533)
Kasimovian	307.0 - 303.7	USA (Kansas)	Euproops danae (34254)
Stephanian C	301.0 - 300.4	USA (Pennsylvania)	Euproops laticephalus (216748)