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Stylonurus shaffneri

Eurypterida - Stylonuridae

Discussion

Tetlie (2008) considered it doubtfully assigned to the genus Stylonurus and indicated it was an enigmatic stylonurid. The specimen is apparently lost.

Taxonomy
Stylonurus shaffneri was named by Willard (1933). It is not extant.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1933Stylonurus shaffneri Willard

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
—Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaGravenhorst 1843
—Deuteropoda
RankNameAuthor
subphylumChelicerataHeymons 1901
orderEurypteridaHuxley 1857
suborderStylonurinaNovojilov 1962
superfamilyStylonuroideaDiener 1924
familyStylonuridaeDiener 1924
genusStylonurusPage 1856
speciesshaffneri

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.

†Stylonurus shaffneri Willard 1933
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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: base of the Frasnian to the top of the Famennian or 382.31000 to 358.86000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Frasnian - Famennian382.31 - 358.86USA (Pennsylvania) Stylonurus shaffneri (225800)