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Waeringopterus

Eurypterida

Taxonomy
Waeringopterus was named by Leutze (1961) [Sepkoski's age data: S Prid D Gedi Sepkoski's reference number: 360]. It is not extant. It is the type genus of Waeringopteroidea.

It was assigned to Hughmilleriidae by Leutze (1961); to Eurypterida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Waeringopteroidea by Dunlop et al. (2013) and Dunlop et al. (2020).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1961Waeringopterus Leutze
2002Waeringopterus Sepkoski
2013Waeringopterus Dunlop et al. p. 187
2020Waeringopterus Dunlop et al. p. 23

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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
—Diploperculata
superfamilyWaeringopteroideaTetlie 2004
genusWaeringopterus

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. †Waeringopterus Leutze 1961
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Invalid names: Eurypterus swartzi Kjellesvig-Waering 1958 [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 Ludlow to the top of the Pridoli or 427.40000 to 419.20000 Ma

Collections (7 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Silurian443.8 - 419.2USA (New York) W. apfeli (10454)
Ludlow427.4 - 423.0USA (New York) W. vernonensis (26081)
Ludlow427.4 - 423.0Canada (Quebec) W. sp. (14198)
Ludlow - Pridoli427.4 - 419.2USA (Maryland) W. cumberlandicus (14203)
Ludlow - Pridoli427.4 - 419.2USA (West Virginia) W. cumberlandicus (14202)
Pridoli423.0 - 419.2USA (New York) W. cumberlandicus (26086) W. sp. (542)