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Brachyopterus
Taxonomy
Brachyopterus was named by Stormer (1951) [Sepkoski's age data: O Cara-l Sepkoski's reference number: 360,1066]. It is not extant.
It was assigned to Stylonuridae by Størmer (1955); to Eurypterida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Rhenopteridae by Lamsdell et al. (2010) and Dunlop et al. (2020).
It was assigned to Stylonuridae by Størmer (1955); to Eurypterida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Rhenopteridae by Lamsdell et al. (2010) and Dunlop et al. (2020).
Species
Synonymy list
Year | Name and author |
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1951 | Brachyopterus Stormer |
1955 | Brachyopterus Størmer p. 37 |
2002 | Brachyopterus Sepkoski |
2010 | Brachyopterus Lamsdell et al. |
2020 | Brachyopterus Dunlop et al. p. 17 |
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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.
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available