Clarkeipterus
Extinct genus of arthropods
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Clarkeipterus is a genus of prehistoric eurypterid classified as part of the family Dolichopteridae. The genus contains two species, C. otisius and C. testudineus, both from the Silurian Bertie Formation of the United States.[1]
| Clarkeipterus Temporal range: | |
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| Clarkeipterus testudineus 1-2 | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Order: | †Eurypterida |
| Family: | †Dolichopteridae |
| Genus: | †Clarkeipterus Kjellesvig-Waering 1966 |
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