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Eopterum

Malacostraca - Palaeostomatopoda - Eopteridae

Taxonomy
Eopterum was named by Rohdendorf (1961). Its type is Eopterum devonicum. It is the type genus of Eopteridae.

It was assigned to Eopteridae by Schram (2010); and to Hoplocarida by Hegna et al. (2020).

Species
E. devonicum (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1961Eopterum Rohdendorf
2010Eopterum Schram p. 24
2020Eopterum Hegna et al. p. 23

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaGravenhorst 1843
Deuteropoda
Mandibulata
RankNameAuthor
PancrustaceaZrzavý and Štys 1997
Hymenostraca(Rolfe 1969)
superclassMulticrustaceaRegier et al. 2010
classMalacostraca()
subclassEumalacostracaGrobben 1892
infraclassHoplocarida(Calman 1904)
orderPalaeostomatopodaBrooks 1962
familyEopteridaeRohdendorf 1961
genusEopterumRohdendorf 1961

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.

G. †Eopterum Rohdendorf 1961
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Eopterum devonicum Rohdendorf 1961
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: chitinc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: epifaunalc
Diet: omnivorec
Vision: well-developedc
Created: 2005-02-03 08:12:00
Modified: 2010-02-04 15:07:01
Source: c = class
Reference: Aberhan 1992
Collections
No collection or age range data are available