Adelophthalmus
Table of species
The status of the 34 names (out of which two are synonyms) listed below follow a 2018 survey by German paleontologists Jason A.

Adelophthalmus

Section Title: Table of species
Table Section Text: The status of the 34 names (out of which two are synonyms) listed below follow a 2018 survey by German paleontologists Jason A.

Species	Author	Year	Status	Length	Temporal range	Notes & description

Adelophthalmus approximatus	Hall & Clarke	1888	Valid	7 cm	Famennian (Devonian)	Originally described as a species of Eurypterus. A.

Adelophthalmus asturica	Melendez	1971	Valid	? cm	Moscovian (Carbonferous)	Originally described as a species of the synonymized genus Lepidoderma. The posterior swimming paddles of A. asturica were particularly large.

Adelophthalmus brasdorensis	Bell	1922	Valid Possible synonym of A. imhofi	? cm	Kasimovian (Carboniferous)	Originally described as a species of Anthraconectes. A.

Adelophthalmus caledonicus	Peach	1882	Synonym of A. perornatus	–	–	Originally described as a species of the synonymized genus Glyptoscorpius. Designated as a synonym of A.

Adelophthalmus cambieri	Pruvost	1930	Valid Possible synonym of A. imhofi	? cm	Bashkirian (Carboniferous)	Originally described as a species of the synonymized genus Anthraconectes.

Adelophthalmus carbonarius	Chernyshev	1933	Uncertain	1 cm	Bashkirian – Kasimovian (Carboniferous)	Originally described as a species of Eurypterus. Note that the size belongs to a probably juvenile fossil.

Adelophthalmus chinensis	Grabau	1920	Valid	? cm	Latest Carboniferous – Asselian (Permian)	Originally described as a species of the synonymized genus Anthraconectes.

Adelophthalmus corneti	Pruvost	1939	Valid Possible synonym of A. imhofi	? cm	Bashkirian (Carboniferous)	Originally described as a species of the synonymized genus Anthraconectes.

Adelophthalmus douvillei	de Lima	1890	Valid	4 cm	Asselian – Sakmarian (Permian)	Originally described as a species of Eurypterus.

Adelophthalmus dubius	Shpinev	2012	Valid Possible synonym of A. kamyshtensis	18 cm	Middle Devonian	A slightly larger than medium-sized species, A. dubius is incredibly poorly known, the only known specimen lacking the eyes, the appendages and even the abdominal spines otherwise always present in Adelophthalmus.

Adelophthalmus dumonti	Stainier	1915	Valid	6 cm	Moscovian (Carboniferous)	Originally described as a species of Eurypterus. Very similar to A.

Adelophthalmus granosus	Jordan	1854	Valid, type species	15 cm	Moscovian (Carboniferous)	A. granosus had relatively broad proportions.

Adelophthalmus imhofi	Reuss	1855	Valid	? cm	Moscovian (Carboniferous)	Originally described as the type species of the synonymized genus Lepidoderma.

Adelophthalmus iriniae	Shpinev	2006	Valid	13 cm	Tournaisian (Carboniferous)

Adelophthalmus khakassicus	Shpinev & Filimonov	2018	Valid Possible synonym of A. kamyshtensis	32 cm	Givetian (Devonian)	A. khakassicus is similar to A.

Adelophthalmus kamyshtensis	Shpinev	2012	Valid	15 cm	Middle Devonian	A medium-sized and poorly known species, A. kamyshtensis can be distinguished from most other species by its first segment being narrower relative to the other segments of the mesosoma.

Adelophthalmus kidstoni	Peach	1888	Valid Possible synonym of A. imhofi	? cm	Moscovian (Carboniferous)	Originally described as a species of the synonymized genus Glyptoscorpius. A.

Adelophthalmus lohesti	Dewalque	1889	Uncertain Possible stylonurid affinities	? cm	Famennian (Devonian)	Originally described as a species of Eurypterus. A.

Adelophthalmus luceroensis	Kues & Kietzke	1981	Valid	18 cm	Asselian (Permian)	A medium-sized species closely related to other species of Adelophthalmus found in North America, A. luceroensis can be distinguished by its unusually wide prosoma (in other species, such as A.

Adelophthalmus mansfieldi	Hall	1877	Valid	8 cm	Latest Carboniferous – Early Permian	Originally described as a species of Dolichopterus. A.

Adelophthalmus mazonensis	Meek & Worthen	1868	Valid	22 cm	Moscovian (Carboniferous)	Originally described as the type species of the synonymized genus Anthraconestes.

Adelophthalmus moyseyi	Woodward	1907	Valid	12 cm	Moscovian (Carboniferous)	Originally described as a species of Eurypterus and then transferred to the synonymized genus Anthraconestes. This species is similar to A.

Adelophthalmus nebraskensis	Barbour	1914	Valid	6 cm	Sakmarian (Permian)	Originally described as a species of the synonymized genus Anthraconectes. The spikes running along the abdomen of A.

Adelophthalmus oklahomensis	Decker	1938	Synonym of A. sellardsi	–	–	A. oklahomensis was synonymized with the identical A. sellardsi (of similar age and stratigraphical formation in Kansas) in 1959.

Adelophthalmus pennsylvanicus	Hall	1877	Valid	8 cm	Moscovian (Carboniferous)	Originally described as a species of Eurypterus.

Adelophthalmus perornatus	Peach	1882	Uncertain Possible hibbertopterid affinities	? cm	Viséan (Carboniferous)	Originally described as the type species of the synonymized genus Glyptoscorpius. The fragmentary fossil specimens (consisting of only five tergites) referred to A.

Adelophthalmus pruvosti	Kjellesvig-Waering	1948	Valid Possible synonym of A. imhofi	? cm	Moscovian (Carboniferous)	Originally described as a species of the synonymized genus Lepidoderma.

Adelophthalmus piussii	Lamsdell, Simonetto & Selden	2013	Valid	4 cm	Late Carboniferous	A. piussii is unique within Adelophthalmus in possessing a median furrow (raised structure through the center of the carapace) on its prosoma and in the corners of the carapace not being expanded.

Adelophthalmus raniceps	Goldenberg	1873	Uncertain	? cm	Moscovian (Carboniferous)	Originally described as a species of Polyzosternites.

Adelophthalmus sellardsi	Dunbar	1924	Valid Possible synonym of A. imhofi	? cm	Artinskian (Permian)	Originally described as a species of the synonymized genus Anthraconectes. A.

Adelophthalmus sievertsi	Størmer	1969	Valid	18 cm	Emsian (Devonian)	Originally described as a species of Rhenopterus. A.

Adelophthalmus waterstoni	Tetlie et al.	2004	Valid	15 cm	Frasnian (Devonian)	Originally described as a species of Rhenopterus. A poorly known species based on a single fossil consisting of a series of fragmentary segments.

Adelophthalmus wilsoni	Woodward	1888	Valid Possible synonym of A. imhofi	20 cm	Moscovian (Carboniferous)	Originally described as a species of Eurypterus. The only known specimen consists of six body segments.

Adelophthalmus zadrai	Přibyl	1952	Valid Possible synonym of A. imhofi	15 cm	Bashkirian (Carboniferous)	The abdominal spikes of A. zadrai are more angular in comparison to other species, such as A.

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Paleontologist de Lima described the species Eurypterus douvillei (Adelophthalmus douvillei) in 1890.

final_sentence: Paleontologist de Lima described the species Eurypterus douvillei (Adelophthalmus douvillei) in 1890.