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Drepanopterus
Taxonomy
Drepanopterus was named by Laurie (1892) [Sepkoski's age data: S Ldov D Emsi-l Sepkoski's reference number: 360]. It is not extant. Its type is Drepanopterus pentlandicus. It is the type genus of Drepanopteridae.
It was assigned to Stylonuridae by Størmer (1955); to Eurypterida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Drepanopteridae by Lamsdell et al. (2010), Dunlop et al. (2013) and Dunlop et al. (2020).
It was assigned to Stylonuridae by Størmer (1955); to Eurypterida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Drepanopteridae by Lamsdell et al. (2010), Dunlop et al. (2013) and Dunlop et al. (2020).
Species
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1892 | Drepanopterus Laurie |
| 1955 | Drepanopterus Størmer p. 36 |
| 2002 | Drepanopterus Sepkoski |
| 2010 | Drepanopterus Lamsdell et al. |
| 2013 | Drepanopterus Dunlop et al. p. 18 |
| 2020 | Drepanopterus Dunlop et al. p. 18 |
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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. †Drepanopterus Laurie 1892
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†Drepanopterus abonensis Simpson 1951
†Drepanopterus pentlandicus Laurie 1892
†Drepanopterus struvei Størmer 1974
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available