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Eurypterus cephalaspis

Eurypterida - Eurypteridae

Taxonomy
Eurypterus cephalaspis was named by Salter (1856).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1856Eurypterus cephalaspis Salter
2006Eurypterus cephalaspis Tetlie p. 405

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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
superfamilyEurypteroideaBurmeister 1843
familyEurypteridaeBurmeister 1845
genusEurypterusDe Kay 1825
speciescephalaspisSalter 1856

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.

Eurypterus cephalaspis Salter 1856
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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 Pridoli or 443.40000 to 419.20000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Llandovery443.4 - 433.4United Kingdom (Scotland) Eurypterus cephalaspis (26885)
Pridoli423.0 - 419.2United Kingdom (England) Eurypterus cephalaspis (26913 26914 26915)