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Hibbertopterus hibernicus

Eurypterida - Hibbertopteridae

Taxonomy
Pterygotus hibernicus was named by Baily (1870). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Kiltorkan Quarry, which is in a Famennian fluvial siltstone in the Kiltorcan Formation of Ireland.

It was recombined as Hibbertopterus hibernicus by Kjellesvig-Waering (1966) and Braddy et al. (2023).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1870Pterygotus hibernicus Baily p. 75
1966Hibbertopterus hibernicus Kjellesvig-Waering
2023Hibbertopterus hibernicus Braddy et al.

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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
suborderStylonurinaDiener 1924
superfamilyMycteropoideaCope 1886
familyHibbertopteridaeKjellesvig-Waering 1959
genusHibbertopterus
specieshibernicus()

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.

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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: Late/Upper Famennian or 364.70000 to 360.70000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Famennian364.7 - 360.7Ireland Pterygotus hibernicus (type locality: 32230)