Adelophthalmus

Adelophthalmus Temporal range: Devonian–Permian PreЄ Є O S D C P T J K Pg N
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Adelophthalmus imhofi
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Chelicerata
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.

Description

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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.

Species

Adelophthalmus Jordan in Jordan & von Mayer, 1854

• Adelophthalmus approximatus (Hall & Clarke, 1888) – Carboniferous, Pennsylvania, USA
• Adelophthalmus asturica (Melendez, 1971) – Carboniferous, d’Ablana, Spain
• Adelophthalmus bradorensis (Bell, 1922) – Carboniferous, N. Campbelltown
• Adelophthalmus cambieri (Pruvost, 1930) – Carboniferous, Charleroi, Belgium
• ?Adelophthalmus carbonarius (Chernyshev, 1933) – Carboniferous, Donetsk, Ukraine
• Adelophthalmus chinensis (Grabau, 1920) – Carboniferous to Permian Zhaozezhuang
• Adelophthalmus corneti (Pruvost, 1939) – Carboniferous, Quaregnon, Belgium
• Adelophthalmus douvillei (de Lima, 1890) – Permian, Bussaco, Portugal
• Adelophthalmus dumonti (Stainier, 1917) – Carboniferous, Mechelen-sur-Meuse
• Adelophthalmus granosus Jordan in Jordan & von Meyer, 1854 – Carboniferous, Saarbrücken, Germ.
• Adelophthalmus imhofi (Reuss, 1855) – Carboniferous, Vlkys, Czech Rep.
• Adelophthalmus irinae Shpinev, 2006 – Carboniferous, Krasnoyarsk, Russia
• Adelophthalmus kidstoni (Peach, 1888) – Carboniferous, Radstock, England
• ?Adelophthalmus lohesti (Dewalque in Fraipont 1889) – Devonian, Pont de Bonne, Belg.
• Adelophthalmus luceroensis Kues & Kietzke, 1981 – Permian, New Mexico
• Adelophthalmus mansfieldi (Hall, 1877) – Carboniferous, Pennsylvania

= Eurypterus stylus Hall, 1884

• Adelophthalmus mazonensis (Meek & Worthen, 1868) – Carboniferous, Illinois
• Adelophthalmus moyseyi (Woodward, 1907a) – Carboniferous, Ilkeston, Blaengarw

= Eurypterus derbiensis Woodward, 1907

• Adelophthalmus nebraskensis (Barbour, 1914) – Permian, Nebraska
• Adelophthalmus pennsylvanicus (Hall, 1877) – Carboniferous, Pennsylvania
• ?Adelophthalmus ?perornatus (Peach, 1882) – Carboniferous, Glencartholm, Scotl.
• Adelophthalmus pruvosti Kjellesvig-Waering, 1948b – Carboniferous, Lens, France
• ?Adelophthalmus raniceps Goldenberg, 1873 – Carboniferous, Saarbrücken, Germ.
• Adelophthalmus sellardsi (Dunbar, 1924) – Permian, Elmo, Kansas
• Adelophthalmus sievertsi (Størmer, 1969) – Devonian, Willwerath, Germ.

= ?Eurypterus trapezoides Størmer, 1974

• Adelophthalmus waterstoni (Tetlie et al., 2004) – Devonian, Kimberley, Australia
• Adelophthalmus wilsoni (Woodward, 1888) – Carboniferous, Radstock, England
• Adelophthalmus zadrai Přibyl, 1952 – Carboniferous, Moravo-Silesia

See also

• List of eurypterids