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Clarkeipterus testudineus

Eurypterida - Dolichopteridae

Taxonomy
Dolichopterus testudineus was named by Clarke and Ruedemann (1912). It is not a trace fossil. Its type locality is Cranes Corners, which is in a Cayugan shallow subtidal dolomite in the Bertie Limestone Formation of New York.

It was recombined as Clarkeipterus testudineus by Dunlop et al. (2013).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1912Dolichopterus testudineus Clarke and Ruedemann
2013Clarkeipterus testudineus Dunlop et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Ecdysozoa
—Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
—Deuteropoda
subphylumChelicerataHeymons 1901
—EuchelicerataWeygoldt and Paulus 1979
RankNameAuthor
—Prosomapoda
—Planaterga
—Dekatriata
—SclerophorataKamenz et al. 2011
orderEurypteridaBurmeister 1843
suborderStylonurinaDiener 1924
superfamilyStylonuroideaDiener 1924
familyDolichopteridaeKjellesvig-Waering and Stromer 1952
genusClarkeipterus
speciestestudineus(Clarke and Ruedemann 1912)

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.

†Clarkeipterus testudineus Clarke and Ruedemann 1912
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available