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Eurypterus tetragonophthalmus

Eurypterida - Eurypteridae

Taxonomy
Eurypterus tetragonophthalmus was named by Fischer (1839). It is the type species of Baltoeurypterus.

It was recombined as Baltoeurypterus tetragonophthalmus by Størmer (1973).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
E. remipes, E. remipes, E. remipes, E. tetragonophthamus

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1839Eurypterus tetragonophthalmus Fischer
1854Eurypterus fischeri Eichwald
1973Baltoeurypterus tetragonophthalmus Størmer
2006Eurypterus tetragonophthalmus 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
speciestetragonophthalmusFischer 1839

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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Invalid names: Eurypterus fischeri Eichwald 1854 [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 Sheinwoodian to the top of the Pridoli or 432.90000 to 419.62000 Ma

Collections (11 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Sheinwoodian432.9 - 430.6Norway Baltoeurypterus tetragonophthalmus (14266)
Wenlock432.9 - 426.7Ukraine Baltoeurypterus tetragonophthalmus (26932)
Wenlock432.9 - 426.7Norway Baltoeurypterus tetragonophthalmus (26926)
Wenlock - Ludlow432.9 - 422.7Canada (Nunavut) Baltoeurypterus tetragonophthalmus (26882)
Rootsikula428.6 - 426.7Norway Baltoeurypterus tetragonophthalmus (26927)
Rootsikula428.6 - 426.7Estonia Baltoeurypterus tetragonophthalmus (26922)
Paadla426.7 - 423.0Estonia Baltoeurypterus tetragonophthalmus (26925)
Ludlow426.7 - 422.7Ukraine Baltoeurypterus tetragonophthalmus (23373 26933)
Ludlow426.7 - 422.7Sweden (Gotland) Baltoeurypterus tetragonophthalmus (26923)
Pridoli422.7 - 419.62Ukraine Baltoeurypterus tetragonophthalmus (26934)