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Jaekelopterus rhenaniae

Eurypterida - Pterygotidae

Taxonomy
Pterygotus rhenaniae was named by Jaekel (1914). It is not extant. It is the type species of Jaekelopterus.

It was recombined as Jaekelopterus rhenaniae by Waterston (1964), Lamsdell (2025).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1914Pterygotus rhenaniae Jaekel
1964Jaekelopterus rhenaniae Waterston
2025Jaekelopterus rhenaniae Lamsdell

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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
infraorderDiploperculata
superfamilyPterygotoideaClarke and Ruedemann 1912
familyPterygotidaeClarke and Ruedemann 1912
genusJaekelopterus
speciesrhenaniae(Jaekel 1914)

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.

†Jaekelopterus rhenaniae Jaekel 1914
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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: Early/Lower Emsian or 410.62000 to 399.50000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Emsian410.62 - 399.5Germany Jaekelopterus rhenaniae (155775)
Early/Lower Emsian410.62 - 399.5Germany (Alken) Jaekelopterus rhenaniae (27049)