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Erettopterus serratus

Eurypterida - Pterygotidae

Taxonomy
Erettopterus serratus was named by Kjellesvig-Waering (1961). It is not extant.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
E. globiceps

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1961Erettopterus serratus Kjellesvig-Waering

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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
speciesserratus

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 serratus Kjellesvig-Waering 1961
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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
Collections
No collection or age range data are available