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Soligorskopterus tchepeliensis

Eurypterida - Stylonuridae

Taxonomy
Soligorskopterus tchepeliensis was named by Plax et al. (2018). It is a compression fossil. Its type locality is Pripyat Trough Salt Deposits, which is in a Famennian lagoonal/restricted shallow subtidal evaporite in the Soligorsk Formation of Belarus. It is the type species of Soligorskopterus.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2018Soligorskopterus tchepeliensis Plax et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
—Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
—Deuteropoda
subphylumChelicerataHeymons 1901
—EuchelicerataWeygoldt and Paulus 1979
RankNameAuthor
—Prosomapoda
—Planaterga
—Dekatriata
—SclerophorataKamenz et al. 2011
orderEurypteridaBurmeister 1843
suborderStylonurinaDiener 1924
superfamilyStylonuroideaDiener 1924
familyStylonuridaeDiener 1924
genusSoligorskopterus
speciestchepeliensis

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.

†Soligorskopterus tchepeliensis Plax et al. 2018
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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: Middle Famennian or 368.50000 to 365.20000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Middle Famennian368.5 - 365.2Belarus Soligorskopterus tchepeliensis (type locality: 225108)