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Erettopterus laticauda

Eurypterida - Pterygotidae

Taxonomy
Erettopterus laticauda was named by Schmidt (1883). It is not extant.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
E. saetiger, E. bilobus

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1883Erettopterus laticauda Schmidt
2025Erettopterus laticauda 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
infraorderDiploperculata
superfamilyPterygotoideaClarke and Ruedemann 1912
familyPterygotidaeClarke and Ruedemann 1912
genusErettopterusSalter 1859
specieslaticaudaSchmidt 1883

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 laticauda Schmidt 1883
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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: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Rootsikula428.6 - 426.7Estonia Erettopterus laticauda (26922)