IRMNG - Eurypteridae Burmeister, 1843 †

IRMNG taxon details

Eurypteridae Burmeister, 1843 †

IRMNG_ID

116974 (urn:lsid:irmng.org:taxname:116974)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Family

Parent

Eurypterida †

Direct children (5)

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Genus Erieopterus Kjellesvig-Waering, 1958 †
Genus Eurypterus De Kay, 1826 †
Genus Megalograptus Miller, 1873 †
Genus Pterygotus Agassiz, 1845 †
Genus Eurypteria † (uncertain, unassessed)

Environment

marine

Fossil range

fossil only

Original description

Not documented

Taxonomic citation

IRMNG (2021). Eurypteridae Burmeister, 1843 †. Accessed at: https://www.irmng.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=116974 on 2024-11-14

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2006-09-19 22:00:00Z

created

Rees, Tony

2012-01-29 23:00:00Z

changed

Rees, Tony

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Sources (3)
Notes (3)

basis of record Brands, S. J. (compiler). (1989-2005). Systema Naturae 2000. Amsterdam, The Netherlands (2006 version). Originally available online at http://sn2000.taxonomy.nl/; for current information, refer http://taxonomicon.taxonomy.nl/ProjectDescription.aspx . [details]

extant flag source Benton, M.J. (ed). (1993). The Fossil Record 2. Chapman & Hall, London, 845 pp. [details]

habitat flag source web search (AJR) [details]

Unreviewed

Classification Eukaryota (Superkingdom) > Animalia (Kingdom) > Eumetazoa (Subkingdom) > Arthropoda (Phylum) > Chelicerata (Subphylum) > Merostomata (Class) > Eurypterida (Order) > Eurypteridae (Family) [details]

Descriptive info All genera fossil (SN2000). Benton, 1993 habitat flag(s): MF; stratigraphic range: Ordovician (Llandeilo)-Devonian (Frasnian) [details]

Habitat Marine and nonmarine [details]