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Mixopterus

Eurypterida - Mixopteridae

Taxonomy
Mixopterus was named by Ruedemann (1921) [Sepkoski's age data: S Wenl S Prid Sepkoski's reference number: 360]. It is not extant.

It was assigned to Eurypterida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Mixopteridae by Størmer (1955), Dunlop et al. (2020), Lamsdell (2025).

Species
Species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1921Mixopterus Ruedemann
1955Mixopterus Størmer p. 35
2002Mixopterus Sepkoski
2020Mixopterus Dunlop et al. p. 23
2025Mixopterus Lamsdell

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaGravenhorst 1843
Deuteropoda
RankNameAuthor
subphylumChelicerataHeymons 1901
orderEurypteridaHuxley 1857
suborderEurypterinaNovojilov 1962
infraorderDiploperculata
superfamilyCarcinosomatoideaStoermer 1934
familyMixopteridaeCaster and Kjellesvig-Waering 1955
genusMixopterusRuedemann 1921

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. †Mixopterus Ruedemann 1921
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Mixopterus kiaeri Størmer 1934
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available