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Eurypterus

Eurypterida - Eurypteridae

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1825Eurypterus De Kay
1934Eurypterus Guthörl
1955Eurypterus Størmer p. 33
1973Baltoeurypterus Størmer
2002Baltoeurypterus Sepkoski
2002Eurypterus Sepkoski
2002Baltoeurypterus Tetlie p. 39
2006Eurypterus Tetlie p. 399
2020Eurypterus 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
superfamilyEurypteroideaBurmeister 1843
familyEurypteridaeBurmeister 1845
genusEurypterusDe Kay 1825

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. †Eurypterus De Kay 1825
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Subg. †Eurypterus (Adelophthalmus) Meek and Worthen 1868
Subg. †Eurypterus (Anthraconectes) Meek and Worthen 1868
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Eurypterus (Anthraconectes) mazonensis Meek and Worthen 1868
Eurypterus cephalaspis Salter 1856
Eurypterus dekayi Hall 1859
Eurypterus hankeni Tetlie 2006
Eurypterus henningsmoeni Tetlie 2002
Eurypterus laculatus Kjellesvig-Waering 1958
Eurypterus lacustris Harlan 1834
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Invalid names: Eurypterus pachycheirus Hall 1859 [synonym], Eurypterus robustus Hall 1859 [synonym]
Eurypterus leopoldi Tetlie 2006
Eurypterus loi Chang 1957
Eurypterus obesus Woodward 1869
Eurypterus oklahomensis Decker 1938
Eurypterus ornatus Leutze 1958
Eurypterus punctatus Woodward 1869
Eurypterus quebecensis Kjellesvig-Waering 1958
Eurypterus raniceps Goldenberg 1873
Eurypterus remipes DeKay 1825
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Invalid names: Hughmilleria trigonum Ruedemann 1916 [synonym]
Eurypterus scouleri Hibbert 1836
Eurypterus sellardsi Dunbar 1924
Eurypterus serratus Jones and Woodward 1888
Eurypterus styliformis Chang 1957
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Invalid names: Eurypterus fischeri Eichwald 1854 [synonym]
Eurypterus yangi Chang 1957
Invalid names: Baltoeurypterus Størmer 1973 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: nektobenthico
Diet: carnivoreo
Vision: well-developedo
Created: 2004-09-24 08:12:58
Modified: 2010-02-05 01:21:51
Source: o = order
Reference: Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Llandovery to the top of the Westphalian D or 443.40000 to 307.50000 Ma

Collections (43 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Silurian443.8 - 419.2USA (New York) E. remipes (10456)
Llandovery443.4 - 433.4United Kingdom (Scotland) E. cephalaspis (26885)
Sheinwoodian433.4 - 430.5Sweden (Gotland) Baltoeurypterus serratus (26919)
Sheinwoodian433.4 - 430.5Norway Baltoeurypterus henningsmoeni (184696) Baltoeurypterus latus, Baltoeurypterus tetragonophthalmus (14266) E. hankeni (184697 184698)
Wenlock433.4 - 427.4Norway Baltoeurypterus tetragonophthalmus (26926)
Wenlock433.4 - 427.4Russian Federation (Siberia) E. sp. (206329)
Wenlock433.4 - 427.4Ukraine Baltoeurypterus tetragonophthalmus (26932)
Wenlock433.4 - 427.4China (Hubei) E. loi, E. styliformis, E. yangi (26992)
Wenlock - Ludlow433.4 - 423.0USA (New York) E. remipes (12931)
Wenlock - Ludlow433.4 - 423.0Canada (Northwest Territories) E. remipes (188834)
Wenlock - Ludlow433.4 - 423.0Canada (Nunavut) Baltoeurypterus tetragonophthalmus (26882)
Ludlow427.4 - 423.0Ukraine Baltoeurypterus tetragonophthalmus (23373 26933)
Ludlow427.4 - 423.0Ukraine (Khmelnitsky) E. tetragonophthamus (225270)
Ludlow427.4 - 423.0Sweden (Gotland) Baltoeurypterus tetragonophthalmus (26923)
Ludlow427.4 - 423.0Canada (Quebec) E. remipes (14197)
Ludlow427.4 - 423.0USA (New York) E. pittsfordensis (26080 26081)
Gorstian - Pridoli427.4 - 419.2USA (West Virginia) E. sp. (43659)
Ludlow - Pridoli427.4 - 419.2USA (Maryland) E. remipes (14203)
Rootsikula426.2 - 422.9Estonia Baltoeurypterus tetragonophthalmus (26922)
Rootsikula426.2 - 422.9Norway Baltoeurypterus tetragonophthalmus (26927)
Ludfordian425.6 - 423.0Canada (Nunavut) Baltoeurypterus sp. A, E. sp. A (26884)
Pridoli423.0 - 419.2USA (Ohio) E. ornatus (26079)
Pridoli423.0 - 419.2United Kingdom (England) E. cephalaspis (26913 26914 26915)
Pridoli423.0 - 419.2USA (New York) E. laculatus (26088) E. remipes (491 26086 26087) E. remipes, E. dekayi (26089) E. sp. (493 517 542)
Pridoli423.0 - 419.2USA (Maryland) E. sp. (488)
Pridoli423.0 - 419.2Ukraine Baltoeurypterus tetragonophthalmus (26934)
Paadla422.9 - 419.2Estonia Baltoeurypterus tetragonophthalmus (26925)
Lochkovian419.2 - 410.8Norway E. sp. (26929)
Westphalian D309.8 - 307.5Germany (Rhineland-Palatinate) Anthracosaurus raniceps (122576)