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| Archopterus Temporal range: Late Ordovician,
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| Reconstruction of A. anjiensis swimming through a glass sponge reef. | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Order: | †Eurypterida |
| Family: | †Adelophthalmidae |
| Genus: | †Archopterus Wang et al., 2023 |
| Species: | †A. anjiensis
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| †Archopterus anjiensis Wang et al., 2023
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Archopterus is a genus of eurypterid in the family Adelophthalmidae, represented by one species. It was discovered in the Wenchang Formation of Tianfucun, Anji County, Zhejiang Province, South China. This genus is represented by a single species (Archopterus anjiensis) from the Ordovician, the oldest species from China and also of its family.[1][2]
- ^ Wang, Han; Braddy, Simon J.; Botting, Joseph; Zhang, Yuandong (2023). "The first documentation of an Ordovician eurypterid (Chelicerata) from China". Journal of Paleontology. 97 (3): 606–611. doi:10.1017/jpa.2023.21. ISSN 0022-3360.
- ^ Ma, Zhenhuan (2023). "Ancient sea scorpion fossil discovered in Zhejiang". China Daily. Retrieved 2024-01-31.