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Brachyopterella

Eurypterida - Rhenopteridae

Taxonomy
Brachyopterella was named by Kjellesvig-Waering (1966) [Sepkoski's age data: S Prid Sepkoski's reference number: 1066]. Its type is Stylonurus pentagonalis.

It was corrected as Brachopterella by Sepkoski (2002).

It was assigned to Eurypterida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Rhenopteridae by Lamsdell et al. (2010) and Dunlop et al. (2020).

Species

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1966Brachyopterella Kjellesvig-Waering
2002Brachopterella Sepkoski
2010Brachyopterella Lamsdell et al.
2020Brachyopterella Dunlop et al. p. 17

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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
superfamilyRhenopteroideaStørmer 1951
familyRhenopteridaeStørmer 1951
genusBrachyopterella

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.

G. †Brachyopterella Kjellesvig-Waering 1966
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available