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Pterygotus

Eurypterida - Pterygotidae

Taxonomy
Pterygotus was named by Agassiz (1839) [Sepkoski's age data: S Ludl D Fame-m Sepkoski's reference number: 360,1066]. It is not extant. It is the type genus of Pterygotidae.

It was assigned to Poecilopoda by M'Coy (1849); to Eurypterida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Pterygotidae by Kjellesvig-Waering and Caster (1955), Størmer (1955), Dunlop et al. (2013) and Dunlop et al. (2020).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1839Pterygotus Agassiz
1845Pterygotus (Pterygotus) Agassiz
1849Pterygotus M'Coy p. 394
1926Pterygotus siemiradzkii Strand
1935Curviramus Ruedemann
1955Pterygotus Kjellesvig-Waering and Caster p. 1044
1955Pterygotus (Pterygotus) Kjellesvig-Waering and Caster p. 1044
1955Pterygotus Størmer p. 30
1955Pterygotus (Pterygotus) Størmer p. 30
2002Pterygotus Sepkoski
2013Pterygotus Dunlop et al.
2020Pterygotus Dunlop et al. p. 27

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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
superfamilyPterygotioidea(Clarke and Ruedemann 1912)
familyPterygotidaeClarke and Ruedemann 1912
genusPterygotusAgassiz 1839

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. †Pterygotus Agassiz 1839
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Pterygotus anglicus Agassiz 1844
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Invalid names: Pterygotus atlanticus Clarke and Ruedemann 1912 [synonym], Pterygotus minor Woodward 1864 [synonym]
Pterygotus barrandei Semper 1898
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Invalid names: Pterygotus beraunensis Semper 1898 [synonym]
Pterygotus carmani Kjellesvig-Waering 1961
Pterygotus fissus Seemann 1906
Pterygotus floridanus Kjellesvig-Waering 1950
Pterygotus gaspesiensis Kindle 1954
Pterygotus holmi Størmer 1934
Pterygotus vogti Størmer 1934
Invalid names: Curviramus Ruedemann 1935 [synonym], Pterygotus (Pterygotus) Agassiz 1845 [invalid subgroup], Pterygotus siemiradzkii Strand 1926 [nomen dubium]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available