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Waeringopteroidea

Eurypterida

Taxonomy
Waeringopteroidea was named by Tetlie (2004). Its type is Waeringopterus.

It was assigned to Eurypterida by Tetlie (2004); to Eurypterina by Dunlop et al. (2013); and to Diploperculata by Dunlop et al. (2020).

Subtaxa
Grossopterus, Orcanopterus, Waeringopterus (type genus)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2004Waeringopteroidea Tetlie
2013Waeringopteroidea Dunlop et al. p. 23
2020Waeringopteroidea 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
superfamilyWaeringopteroideaTetlie 2004

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.

Superfm. †Waeringopteroidea Tetlie 2004
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G. †Grossopterus Størmer 1934
G. †Orcanopterus Stott et al. 2005
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) Waeringopterus apfeli (10454)
Ludlow427.4 - 423.0Canada (Quebec) Waeringopterus sp. (14198)
Ludlow427.4 - 423.0USA (New York) Waeringopterus vernonensis (26081)
Ludlow - Pridoli427.4 - 419.2USA (Maryland) Waeringopterus cumberlandicus (14203)
Ludlow - Pridoli427.4 - 419.2USA (West Virginia) Waeringopterus cumberlandicus (14202)
Pridoli423.0 - 419.2USA (New York) Waeringopterus cumberlandicus (26086) Waeringopterus sp. (542)