Euchelicerata - Eurypterida - Hibbertopteridae
Synonyms: Dunsopterus Waterston 1968 [objective synonym], Vernonopterus Waterston 1968 [objective synonym]
Full reference: E. N. Kjellesvig-Waering. 1959. A taxonomic review of some late Paleozoic Eurypterida . Journal of Paleontology 33(2):251-256
Parent taxon: Hibbertopteridae according to S.J. Braddy et al. 2023
See also Dunlop et al. 2020, Lamsdell et al. 2010 and Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Campylocephalus, Cyrtoctenus, Hastimima
Subtaxa: Hibbertopterus hibernicus Hibbertopterus lamsdelli Hibbertopterus minisculptus Hibbertopterus scouleri Hibbertopterus stevensoni
Type: Hibbertopterus scouleri
Ecology: nektobenthic carnivore
Distribution:
• Carboniferous of the United Kingdom (2 collections), United States (1: New Mexico)
• Devonian of Ireland (1)
Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence
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