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Glyptoscorpius kidstoni

Eurypterida - Hibbertopteridae

Taxonomy
Glyptoscorpius kidstoni was named by Peach (1888). It is not extant.

It was recombined as Adelophthalmus kidstoni by Peach (1888), Dunlop et al. (2013), Dunlop et al. (2020).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1888Adelophthalmus kidstoni Peach
1888Glyptoscorpius kidstoni Peach
2013Adelophthalmus kidstoni Dunlop et al. p. 187
2020Adelophthalmus kidstoni Dunlop et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaGravenhorst 1843
Deuteropoda
RankNameAuthor
subphylumChelicerataHeymons 1901
orderEurypteridaHuxley 1857
suborderStylonurinaNovojilov 1962
superfamilyMycteropoideaCope 1886
familyHibbertopteridaeKjellesvig-Waering 1959
genusGlyptoscorpiusPeach 1882
specieskidstoni

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: Westphalian or 318.70000 to 307.40000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Westphalian318.7 - 307.4United Kingdom (England) Glyptoscorpius kidstoni (231829)