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Pittsfordipteridae

Eurypterida - Pittsfordipteridae

Taxonomy
Pittsfordipteridae was named by Lamsdell (2025). It is not extant.

It was assigned to Adelophthalmoidea by Lamsdell (2025).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2025Pittsfordipteridae 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
superfamilyAdelophthalmoideaTollerton 1989
familyPittsfordipteridae
familyPittsfordipteridae

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. †Pittsfordipteridae Lamsdell 2025
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G. †Archopterus Wang et al. 2023
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†Archopterus anjiensis Wang et al. 2023
G. †Bassipterus Kjellesvig-Waering and Leutze 1966
G. †Pittsfordipterus Kjellesvig-Waering and Leutze 1966
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: Ludlow or 426.70000 to 422.70000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ludlow426.7 - 422.7USA (New York) Pittsfordipterus phelpsae (26081)
Ludlow - Pridoli426.7 - 419.62USA (West Virginia) Bassipterus virginicus (14202)
Ludlow - Pridoli426.7 - 419.62USA (Maryland) Bassipterus virginicus (14203)