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SourceIDLink
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)Not linked to a GBIF record.
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)18976https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=18976
Rankgenus (PBDB)
Taxonomy (PBDB)Life : Animalia : Arthropoda : Xiphosura : Eurypterida : Jaekelopterus
Classification
(PBDB,GBIF)
RankNameAuthor
-Eukaryota
-OpisthokontaCavalier-Smith 1987
kingdomAnimalia
-Bilateria
-EubilateriaAx 1987
-ProtostomiaGrobben 1908
-Ecdysozoa
-Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
subphylumChelicerataHeymons 1901
-EuchelicerataWeygoldt and Paulus 1979
-ProsomapodaLamsdell 2013
classXiphosura
orderXiphosuridaLatreille 1802
-PlanatergaLamsdell 2013
-DekatriataLamsdell 2013
-SclerophorataKamenz et al. 2011
orderEurypteridaBurmeister 1843
genusJaekelopterus
Opinions (PBDB)
NameRankOpinionEvidenceAuthor
Jaekelopterusgenusbelongs to Eurypteridasecond handSepkoski, 2002
Status (PBDB)extinct
Taxon Size (PBDB)1
First Recorded Appearance409 - 403 Ma
Early/Lower Devonian
Last Recorded Appearance409 - 403 Ma
Early/Lower Devonian
Motilityactively mobile (based on Eurypterida)
Visionwell-developed (based on Eurypterida)
Dietcarnivore (based on Eurypterida)
Primary Reference (PBDB)J. J. Sepkoski, Jr. 2002. A compendium of fossil marine animal genera. Bulletins of American Paleontology 363:1-560

Fossil Distribution

Synonymy List

YearName and Author
2002Jaekelopterus Sepkoski, Jr.

References

Sepkoski, Jr. J. J. (2002) A compendium of fossil marine animal genera, Bulletins of American Paleontology 363, 1-560
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