Euchelicerata - Eurypterida - Adelophthalmidae
Alternative spelling: Parahughmillera
Full reference: E. N. Kjellesvig-Waering. 1961. The Silurian Eurypterida of the Welsh Borderland. Journal of Paleontology 35(4):789-835
Parent taxon: Adelophthalmidae according to J. A. Dunlop et al. 2013
See also Dunlop et al. 2020, Kjellesvig-Waering 1961 and Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Adelophthalmus, Bassipterus, Eysyslopterus, Nanahughmilleria, Pittsfordipterus, Pruemopterus
Subtaxa: Parahughmilleria hefteri Parahughmilleria longa Parahughmilleria statzi
Ecology: nektobenthic carnivore
Distribution:
• Devonian of Canada (1: New Brunswick collection), Germany (3), the Russian Federation (3), the United Kingdom (1)
• Silurian of the United Kingdom (2), United States (6: New York, Pennsylvania, West Virginia)
Total: 16 collections including 18 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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