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Cyrtoctenus caledonicus

Eurypterida - Hibbertopteridae

Taxonomy
Glyptoscorpius caledonicus was named by Peach (1882).

It was recombined as Cyrtoctenus caledonicus by Størmer and Waterston (1968), Braddy et al. (2023).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1882Glyptoscorpius caledonicus Peach
1904Glyptoscorpius caledonicus Fritsch p. 77 fig. 97
1968Cyrtoctenus caledonicus Størmer and Waterston
2023Cyrtoctenus caledonicus Braddy 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
orderEurypteridaHuxley 1857
suborderStylonurinaNovojilov 1962
superfamilyMycteropoideaCope 1886
familyHibbertopteridaeKjellesvig-Waering 1959
genusCyrtoctenusStormer and Waterston 1968
speciescaledonicus(Peach 1882)

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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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 Holkerian to the top of the Asbian or 346.70000 to 335.90000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Holkerian - Asbian346.7 - 335.9United Kingdom (Scotland) Cyrtoctenus caledonicus (232422)