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Ruedemannipterus

Eurypterida - Dolichopteridae

Taxonomy
Ruedemannipterus was named by Kjellesvig-Waering (1966) [Sepkoski's age data: O Cara , S Wenl Sepkoski's reference number: 360]. It is not extant.

It was assigned to Eurypterida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Dolichopteridae by Dunlop et al. (2013) and Dunlop et al. (2020).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1966Ruedemannipterus Kjellesvig-Waering
2002Ruedemannipterus Sepkoski
2013Ruedemannipterus Dunlop et al. p. 187
2020Ruedemannipterus 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
suborderStylonurinaDiener 1924
superfamilyStylonuroideaDiener 1924
familyDolichopteridaeKjellesvig-Waering and Stromer 1952
genusRuedemannipterus

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. †Ruedemannipterus Kjellesvig-Waering 1966
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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 Ludlow or 443.40000 to 423.00000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Silurian443.8 - 419.2USA (Pennsylvania) R. stylonuroides (12763)
Llandovery - Ludlow443.4 - 423.0USA (New York) R. stylonuroides (12764)