Adelophthalmus

Adelophthalmus
Temporal range: Devonian–Permian
Adelophthalmus imhofi
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Merostomata
Order: Eurypterida
Superfamily: Adelophthalmoidea
Family: Adelophthalmidae
Genus: Adelophthalmus
Jordan in Jordan & von Mayer, 1854
Type species
Adelophthalmus granosus
Jordan in Jordan & von Meyer, 1854
Species

See text

Synonyms
  • Lepidoderma Reuss, 1855
  • Anthraconectes Meek & Worthen, 1868
  • Polyzosternites Goldenberg, 1873
  • Glyptoscorpius Peach, 1882

Adelophthalmus is a genus of prehistoric eurypterid of the family Adelophthalmidae.[1]

Description

A. mansfieldi fossils

Adelophthalmus is distinguishable by its elongate body, with spurs on the segments; its walking legs, which lack spines; and its long styliform (pointed) telson.[2]

Species

Adelophthalmus Jordan in Jordan & von Mayer, 1854
= Eurypterus stylus Hall, 1884
= Eurypterus derbiensis Woodward, 1907
= ?Eurypterus trapezoides Størmer, 1974

References

  1. Jason A. Dunlop, David Penney, & Denise Jekel; with additional contributions from Lyall I. Anderson, Simon J. Braddy, James C. Lamsdell, Paul A. Selden, & O. Erik Tetlie (2011). "A summary list of fossil spiders and their relatives". In Norman I. Platnick. The world spider catalog, version 11.5 (PDF). American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved May 21, 2011.
  2. Størmer, L. 1955. Merostomata. Treatise on Invertebrate Paleontology, Part P Arthropoda 2, Chelicerata, p. 30.

See also

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