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Erettopterus bilobus

Eurypterida - Pterygotidae

Taxonomy
Himantopterus bilobus was named by Salter (1856). It is not extant. It is the type species of Erettopterus.

It was recombined as Pterygotus bilobus by Woodward (1878); it was recombined as Erettopterus bilobus by Dunlop et al. (2020).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
E. globiceps

Synonyms
  • Eurypterus perornatus was named by Salter (1856). It is not extant.

    It was recombined as Pterygotus perornatus by Salter (1859); it was synonymized subjectively with Erettopterus bilobus by Dunlop et al. (2020).
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1856Eurypterus perornatus Salter
1856Himantopterus bilobus Salter
1859Pterygotus perornatus Salter
1878Pterygotus bilobus Woodward
2020Erettopterus bilobus Dunlop et al. p. 27

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Ecdysozoa
—Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
—Deuteropoda
subphylumChelicerataHeymons 1901
—EuchelicerataWeygoldt and Paulus 1979
—Prosomapoda
RankNameAuthor
—Planaterga
—Dekatriata
—SclerophorataKamenz et al. 2011
orderEurypteridaBurmeister 1843
suborderEurypterinaBurmeister 1843
—Diploperculata
superfamilyPterygotioidea(Clarke and Ruedemann 1912)
familyPterygotidaeClarke and Ruedemann 1912
genusErettopterus
speciesbilobus(Salter 1856)

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.

†Erettopterus bilobus Salter 1856
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Invalid names: Pterygotus perornatus Salter 1856 [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 Llandovery to the top of the Wenlock or 443.40000 to 427.40000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Llandovery - Wenlock443.4 - 427.4United Kingdom (Scotland) Erettopterus bilobus (26886 26889)