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Hughmilleriidae

Eurypterida - Hughmilleriidae

Taxonomy
Hughmilleriidae was named by Kjellesvig-Waering (1951). Its type is Hughmilleria.

It was considered an invalid subgroup of Pterygotoidea by Tetlie et al. (2007).

It was assigned to Eurypteracea by Størmer (1955); to Hughmilleroidea by Braddy et al. (2002); to Pterygotioidea by Dunlop et al. (2020); and to Pterygotoidea by Lamsdell (2025).

Subtaxa
Hughmilleria (type genus)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1951Hughmilleriidae Kjellesvig-Waering
1955Hughmilleriidae Størmer p. 30
2002Hughmilleriidae Braddy et al. p. 912
2020Hughmilleriidae Dunlop et al. p. 25
2025Hughmilleriidae Lamsdell

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaGravenhorst 1843
Deuteropoda
RankNameAuthor
subphylumChelicerataHeymons 1901
orderEurypteridaHuxley 1857
suborderEurypterinaNovojilov 1962
infraorderDiploperculata
superfamilyPterygotoideaClarke and Ruedemann 1912
familyHughmilleriidaeKjellesvig-Waering 1951
familyHughmilleriidaeKjellesvig-Waering 1951

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Fm. †Hughmilleriidae Kjellesvig-Waering 1951
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G. †Hughmilleria Kjellesvig-Waering 1951
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Subg. †Hughmilleria (Nanahughmilleria) Kjellesvig-Waering 1961
Hughmilleria lata Størmer 1934
Hughmilleria norvegica Kiaer 1911
Hughmilleria socialis Sarle 1903
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Invalid names: Hughmilleria robusta Sarle 1903 [synonym]
Hughmilleria wangi Tetlie et al. 2007
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available