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Brachyopterella pentagonalis

Eurypterida - Rhenopteridae

Taxonomy
Stylonurus pentagonalis was named by Størmer (1934). It is not extant. It is the type species of Brachyopterella.

It was recombined as Brachyopterella pentagonalis by Kjellesvig-Waering (1966).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1934Stylonurus pentagonalis Størmer
1966Brachyopterella pentagonalis Kjellesvig-Waering

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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
orderEurypteridaBurmeister 1843
suborderStylonurinaDiener 1924
superfamilyRhenopteroideaStørmer 1951
familyRhenopteridaeStørmer 1951
genusBrachyopterella
speciespentagonalis()

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: Rootsikula or 428.60000 to 426.70000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Rootsikula428.6 - 426.7Norway Brachyopterella pentagonalis (14308 26928)