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Eurypterus remipes

Eurypterida - Eurypteridae

Taxonomy
Eurypterus remipes was named by DeKay (1825). It is not extant. It is the type species of Eurypterus.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
E. tetragonophthamus

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1825Eurypterus remipes DeKay
1916Carcinosoma trigonum Ruedemann
1934Hughmilleria trigonum Stormer
1950Hughmilleria trigonum Kjellesvig-Waering
2006Eurypterus remipes Tetlie p. 406

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
—Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaGravenhorst 1843
—Deuteropoda
RankNameAuthor
subphylumChelicerataHeymons 1901
orderEurypteridaHuxley 1857
suborderEurypterinaNovojilov 1962
superfamilyEurypteroideaBurmeister 1843
familyEurypteridaeBurmeister 1845
genusEurypterusDe Kay 1825
speciesremipesDeKay 1825

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 remipes DeKay 1825
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Invalid names: Hughmilleria trigonum Ruedemann 1916 [synonym]
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 Ludlow to the top of the Pridoli or 426.70000 to 419.62000 Ma

Collections (7 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Silurian443.1 - 419.62USA (New York) Eurypterus remipes (10456)
Wenlock - Ludlow432.9 - 422.7Canada (Northwest Territories) Eurypterus remipes (188834)
Ludlow - Pridoli426.7 - 419.62USA (Pennsylvania) Eurypterus remipes (236593)
Pridoli422.7 - 419.62USA (New York) Eurypterus remipes (491 26086 26087 26089)