Hallipterus

Hallipterus
Temporal range: Devonian, 383.7–376.1 Ma
Carapace of H. excelsior
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Order: Eurypterida
Superfamily: Kokomopteroidea
Family: Hardieopteridae
Genus: Hallipterus
Kjellesvig-Waering, 1963
Type species
Hallipterus excelsior
Hall, 1884
Synonyms
  • Dolichocephala Claypole, 1883

Hallipterus is a genus of prehistoric eurypterid classified as part of the family Hardieopteridae.[1]

  1. ^ Tetlie, O. E. (2008). "Hallipterus excelsior, a Stylonurid (Chelicerata: Eurypterida) from the Late Devonian Catskill Delta Complex, and Its Phylogenetic Position in the Hardieopteridae". Bulletin of the Peabody Museum of Natural History. 49: 19–99. doi:10.3374/0079-032X(2008)49[19:HEASCE]2.0.CO;2.