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Waeringopteridae

Eurypterida - Waeringopteridae

Taxonomy
Waeringopteridae was named by Lamsdell (2025). It is not extant. Its type is Waeringopterus. It is the type family of Waeringopteroidea.

It was assigned to Waeringopteroidea by Lamsdell (2025).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2025Waeringopteridae 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
superfamilyWaeringopteroidea
familyWaeringopteridae
familyWaeringopteridae

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.

Fm. †Waeringopteridae Lamsdell 2025
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G. †Eysyslopterus Tetlie and Poschmann 2008
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†Eysyslopterus patteni Tetlie and Poschmann 2008
G. †Grossopterus Størmer 1934
G. †Orcanopterus Stott et al. 2005
G. †Waeringopterus Leutze 1961
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Invalid names: Eurypterus swartzi Kjellesvig-Waering 1958 [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) Waeringopterus apfeli (10454)
Ludlow426.7 - 422.7USA (New York) Waeringopterus vernonensis (26081)
Ludlow426.7 - 422.7Canada (Quebec) Waeringopterus sp. (14198)
Ludlow - Pridoli426.7 - 419.62USA (Maryland) Waeringopterus cumberlandicus (14203)
Ludlow - Pridoli426.7 - 419.62USA (West Virginia) Waeringopterus cumberlandicus (14202)
Pridoli422.7 - 419.62USA (New York) Waeringopterus cumberlandicus (26086) Waeringopterus sp. (542)