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Adelophthalmus mazonensis

Eurypterida - Adelophthalmidae

Taxonomy
Adelophthalmus mazonensis was named by Meek and Worthen (1868). It is not extant.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
A. brasdorensis

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1868Adelophthalmus mazonensis Meek and Worthen
1877Adelophthalmus mazonensis Hall
2013Adelophthalmus mazonensis Dunlop et al. p. 187

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
—Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaGravenhorst 1843
—Deuteropoda
RankNameAuthor
subphylumChelicerataHeymons 1901
orderEurypteridaHuxley 1857
suborderEurypterinaNovojilov 1962
infraorderDiploperculata
superfamilyAdelophthalmoideaTollerton 1989
familyAdelophthalmidaeTollerton 1989
genusAdelophthalmusJordan and von Mayer 1854
speciesmazonensisMeek and Worthen 1868

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 mazonensis Meek and Worthen 1868
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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: Westphalian or 318.70000 to 307.40000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Westphalian318.7 - 307.4USA (Illinois) Adelophthalmus mazonensis (11189)