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Adelophthalmus mansfieldi

Eurypterida - Adelophthalmidae

Taxonomy
Eurypterus mansfieldi was named by Hall (1877). It is not extant.

It was recombined as Anthraconectes mansfieldi by Clarke and Ruedemann (1912); it was recombined as Adelophthalmus mansfieldi by Kjellesvig-Waering (1958) and Dunlop et al. (2013).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1877Dolichopterus mansfieldi Hall
1884Eurypterus stylus Hall
1912Anthraconectes mansfieldi Clarke and Ruedemann
1958Adelophthalmus mansfieldi Kjellesvig-Waering
2013Adelophthalmus mansfieldi Dunlop et al. p. 187

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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
speciesmansfieldi()

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.

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Invalid names: Eurypterus stylus Hall 1884 [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 Westphalian D to the top of the Asselian or 309.80000 to 295.50000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Desmoinesian312.8 - 306.0USA (Pennsylvania) Adelophthalmus mansfieldi (165526)
Westphalian D309.8 - 307.5USA (Pennsylvania) Adelophthalmus mansfieldi (225177)
Asselian298.9 - 295.5USA (Pennsylvania) Adelophthalmus mansfieldi (225381)