Archopterus
Archopterus is an early form of sea scorpion (Eurypterid) from the family of Chelicerata, is a genus 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.
| Archopterus Temporal range: Late Ordovician, | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Order: | †Eurypterida |
| Family: | †Adelophthalmidae |
| Genus: | †Archopterus Wang et al., 2023 |
| Species: | †A. anjiensis |
| Binomial name | |
| †Archopterus anjiensis Wang et al., 2023 | |
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