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Taxonomy
Gerarus was named by Scudder (1885). Its type is Gerarus vetus.
It was assigned to Geraridae by Scudder (1885), Handlirsch (1906), Handlirsch (1911), Handlirsch (1919), Handlirsch (1922), Carpenter (1992) and Béthoux and Nel (2002).
It was assigned to Geraridae by Scudder (1885), Handlirsch (1906), Handlirsch (1911), Handlirsch (1919), Handlirsch (1922), Carpenter (1992) and Béthoux and Nel (2002).
Species
G. collaris (syn. G. longicollis), G. constrictus (syn. G. longus, G. angustus, G. latus, G. reductus, Rossites inopinus), G. danielsi, G. fischeri (syn. Archaeacridites bruesi, Sthenaropoda lerichei, Archaeacridites elegantissima, Sthenaropoda agnusi, Sthenaropoda minor), G. mazonus, G. symmetricus, G. teutonicus, G. vetus (type species)
Synonyms
Synonymy list
Year | Name and author |
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1885 | Sthenaropoda Brongniart p. 59 |
1885 | Genopteryx Scudder p. 327 |
1885 | Gerarus Scudder p. 344 |
1906 | Sthenaropoda Handlirsch p. 141 |
1906 | Gerarus Handlirsch p. 147 |
1906 | Genopteryx Handlirsch p. 148 |
1909 | Archaeacridites Meunier p. 39 |
1911 | Gerarus Handlirsch |
1919 | Genopteryx Handlirsch p. 540 |
1919 | Gerarus Handlirsch p. 540 |
1919 | Sthenaropoda Handlirsch p. 548 |
1922 | Gerarus Handlirsch p. 74 |
1922 | Genopteryx Handlirsch p. 75 |
1922 | Sthenaropoda Handlirsch p. 83 |
1956 | Genopteryx Richardson p. 43 |
1956 | Rossites Richardson p. 44 |
1968 | Sthenaropoda Sharov |
1992 | Gerarus Carpenter p. 122 |
2002 | Gerarus Béthoux and Nel p. 34 |
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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. †Gerarus Scudder 1885
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†Gerarus constrictus Scudder 1885
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Invalid names: Gerarus angustus Handlirsch 1906 [synonym], Gerarus latus Handlirsch 1911 [synonym], Gerarus longus Handlirsch 1906 [synonym], Gerarus reductus Handlirsch 1911 [synonym], Rossites inopinus Richardson 1956 [synonym]
†Gerarus danielsi Handlirsch 1906
†Gerarus fischeri Brongniart 1885
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Invalid names: Archaeacridites bruesi Meunier 1909 [synonym], Archaeacridites elegantissima Meunier 1909 [synonym], Sthenaropoda agnusi Lameere 1917 [synonym], Sthenaropoda lerichei Lameere 1917 [synonym]
†Gerarus mazonus Scudder 1885
†Gerarus symmetricus Bolton 1934
†Gerarus teutonicus Brauckmann and Herd 2005
†Gerarus vetus Scudder 1885
Invalid names: Archaeacridites Meunier 1909 [synonym], Genopteryx Scudder 1885 [synonym], Rossites Richardson 1956 [synonym], Sthenaropoda Brongniart 1885 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available