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Megalograptidae

Eurypterida - Megalograptidae

Taxonomy
Megalograptidae was named by Caster and Kjellesvig-Waering (1955). It is not extant. Its type is Megalograptus.

It was assigned to Eurypteracea by Størmer (1955); and to Megalograptoidea by Dunlop et al. (2020).

Subtaxa
Echinognathus, Megalograptus (type genus), Pentecopterus

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1955Megalograptidae Caster and Kjellesvig-Waering
1955Megalograptidae Størmer p. 36
2020Megalograptidae Dunlop et al. p. 20

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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
superfamilyMegalograptoideaCaster and Kjellesvig-Waering 1955
familyMegalograptidaeCaster and Kjellesvig-Waering 1955
familyMegalograptidaeCaster and Kjellesvig-Waering 1955

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.

Fm. †Megalograptidae Caster and Kjellesvig-Waering 1955
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G. †Echinognathus Walcott 1882
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†Echinognathus clevelandi Walcott 1882
G. †Megalograptus Miller 1874
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†Megalograptus alveolatus Shuler 1915
†Megalograptus ohioensis Caster and Kjellesvig-Waering 1964
†Megalograptus shideleri Caster and Kjellesvig-Waering 1964
†Megalograptus welchi Miller 1874
†Megalograptus williamsae Caster and Kjellesvig-Waering 1964
G. †Pentecopterus Lamsdell et al. 2015
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†Pentecopterus decorahensis Lamsdell et al. 2015
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 Darriwilian to the top of the Telychian or 467.30000 to 433.40000 Ma

Collections (11 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Darriwilian467.3 - 458.4USA (Iowa) Pentecopterus decorahensis (225212)
Caradoc458.4 - 449.5USA (Virginia) Megalograptus alveolatus (204960)
Katian453.0 - 445.2USA (Ohio) Megalograptus ohioensis (204962) Megalograptus shideleri (204963) Megalograptus welchi (204994) Megalograptus williamsae (204993)
Katian453.0 - 445.2USA (New York) Echinognathus clevelandi (204767)
Edenian451.0 - 450.2USA (Pennsylvania) Megalograptus sp. (34895)
Richmondian - Ashgill449.6 - 443.7USA (Ohio) Megalograptus sp. (392 393)
Telychian438.5 - 433.4France Megalograptidae indet. (26111)