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Buffalopterus
Taxonomy
Buffalopterus is a genus. It is not extant.
It was assigned to Eurypterida by Sepkoski (2002); to Dolichopteridae by Dunlop et al. (2013); and to Strobilopteridae by Dunlop et al. (2020).
It was assigned to Eurypterida by Sepkoski (2002); to Dolichopteridae by Dunlop et al. (2013); and to Strobilopteridae by Dunlop et al. (2020).
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 2002 | Buffalopterus Sepkoski |
| 2013 | Buffalopterus Dunlop et al. p. 187 |
| 2020 | Buffalopterus Dunlop et al. p. 22 |
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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.
G. †Buffalopterus
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†Buffalopterus pustulosus Hall 1859
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Invalid names: Eurypterus giganteus Pohlman 1882 [synonym], Pterygotus globicaudatus Pohlman 1882 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available