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Barusopterus limuloides

Eurypterida - Strobilopteridae

Taxonomy
Onychopterus limuloides was named by Kjellesvig-Waering (1948). It is not extant. It is the type species of Barusopterus.

It was recombined as Barusopterus limuloides by Lamsdell (2025).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1948Onychopterus limuloides Kjellesvig-Waering
2025Barusopterus limuloides Lamsdell

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
—Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaGravenhorst 1843
—Deuteropoda
RankNameAuthor
subphylumChelicerataHeymons 1901
orderEurypteridaHuxley 1857
suborderEurypterinaNovojilov 1962
superfamilyDolichopteroideaKjellesvig-Waering and Størmer 1952
familyStrobilopteridae
genusBarusopterus
specieslimuloides()

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.

†Barusopterus limuloides Kjellesvig-Waering 1948
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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
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