Clarkeipterus

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Phylum:Arthropoda
Subphylum:Chelicerata
Order:Eurypterida
Family:Dolichopteridae
Clarkeipterus
Temporal range: Silurian
Clarkeipterus testudineus 1-2
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Order: Eurypterida
Family: Dolichopteridae
Genus: Clarkeipterus
Kjellesvig-Waering 1966
Species
  • ?C. otisius (Clarke, 1907)
  • C. testudineus (Clarke & Ruedeman, 1912)

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]

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