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Adelophthalmus waterstoni

Eurypterida - Adelophthalmidae

Taxonomy
Rhenopterus waterstoni was named by Tetlie et al. (2004). It is not extant. Its type locality is Gogo Station, which is in a Frasnian basinal (siliceous) shale/siltstone in the Gogo Formation of Australia.

It was recombined as Adelophthalmus waterstoni by Poschmann (2006).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2004Rhenopterus waterstoni Tetlie et al.
2006Adelophthalmus waterstoni Poschmann

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
Deuteropoda
subphylumChelicerataHeymons 1901
EuchelicerataWeygoldt and Paulus 1979
Prosomapoda
RankNameAuthor
Planaterga
Dekatriata
SclerophorataKamenz et al. 2011
orderEurypteridaBurmeister 1843
suborderEurypterinaBurmeister 1843
Diploperculata
superfamilyAdelophthalmoideaTollerton 1989
familyAdelophthalmidaeTollerton 1989
genusAdelophthalmus
specieswaterstoni()

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.

Adelophthalmus waterstoni Tetlie et al. 2004
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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: Frasnian or 382.31000 to 372.15000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Frasnian382.31 - 372.15Australia (Western Australia) Rhenopterus waterstoni (type locality: 225149)