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Mycterops ordinatus

Eurypterida - Mycteropidae

Discussion

originally described as early chordate; Cope (1897; Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society) says "a remarkable () Eurypteroid." -from he collection of R. Lacoe.

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Taxonomy
Mycterops ordinatus was named by Cope (1886). It is not extant. Its type specimen is USNM V1976. It is the type species of Mycterops.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1886Mycterops ordinatus Cope

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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
superfamilyMycteropoideaCope 1886
familyMycteropidaeCope 1886
genusMycteropsCope 1886
speciesordinatus

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.

†Mycterops ordinatus Cope 1886
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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: Desmoinesian or 312.80000 to 306.00000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Desmoinesian312.8 - 306.0USA (Pennsylvania) Mycterops ordinatus (165526)