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Echinognathus

Eurypterida - Megalograptidae

Taxonomy
Echinognathus was named by Walcott (1882) [Sepkoski's age data: O Cara-m O Ashg Sepkoski's reference number: 360,1066]. It is not extant.

It was assigned to Eurypterida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Megalograptidae by Størmer (1955) and Dunlop et al. (2020).

Species

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1882Echinognathus Walcott
1955Echinognathus Størmer p. 36
2002Echinognathus Sepkoski
2020Echinognathus Dunlop et al. p. 21

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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
suborderEurypterinaBurmeister 1843
superfamilyMegalograptoideaCaster and Kjellesvig-Waering 1955
familyMegalograptidaeCaster and Kjellesvig-Waering 1955
genusEchinognathus

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. †Echinognathus Walcott 1882
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Echinognathus clevelandi Walcott 1882
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available