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Hughmilleria

Eurypterida - Hughmilleriidae

Taxonomy
Hughmilleria was named by Kjellesvig-Waering (1951) [Sepkoski's age data: S Ludl Sepkoski's reference number: 360]. It is not extant. It is the type genus of Hughmilleroidea, Hughmilleriidae.

It was assigned to Eurypterida by Sepkoski (2002); to Pterygotoidea by Tetlie et al. (2007); and to Hughmilleriidae by Størmer (1955), Braddy et al. (2002), Dunlop et al. (2020), Lamsdell (2025).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1951Hughmilleria Kjellesvig-Waering
1955Hughmilleria Størmer p. 30
2002Hughmilleria Braddy et al. p. 912
2002Hughmilleria Sepkoski
2007Hughmilleria Tetlie et al. p. 621
2020Hughmilleria Dunlop et al. p. 25
2025Hughmilleria 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
genusHughmilleriaKjellesvig-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.

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
Measurements
No measurements are available
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: nektobenthico
Diet: carnivoreo
Vision: well-developedo
Created: 2004-09-24 08:12:58
Modified: 2010-02-05 01:21:51
Source: o = order
Reference: Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Telychian to the top of the Givetian or 438.60000 to 382.31000 Ma

Collections (20 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Llandovery443.1 - 432.9USA (Pennsylvania) H. shawangunk (12765)
Llandovery - Ludlow443.1 - 422.7USA (New York) H. shawangunk (12764)
Silurian443.1 - 419.62USA (Pennsylvania) H. shawangunk (12763)
Telychian438.6 - 432.9USA (Pennsylvania) H. shawangunk (12921)
Telychian438.6 - 432.9China H. wangi (236761)
Telychian438.6 - 432.9China (Chongqing ) H. wangi (225096)
Telychian438.6 - 432.9China (Hunan) H. wangi (184699)
Telychian438.6 - 432.9United Kingdom (South Lanarkshire) H. sp. (237854)
Wenlock - Ludlow432.9 - 422.7United Kingdom (Scotland) H. sp. (26906)
Ludlow426.7 - 422.7United Kingdom (Scotland) H. sp. (26896)
Ludlow426.7 - 422.7USA (New York) H. socialis (26080)
Gorstian - Pridoli426.7 - 419.62USA (West Virginia) H. bellistriata (39812)
Pridoli422.7 - 419.62United Kingdom (England) H. acuminata, H. banksi (26914 26915)
Pridoli422.7 - 419.62Vietnam H. sp. (125232 184695)
Pridoli422.7 - 419.62USA (New York) H. sp. (493) H. trigona (491)
Givetian387.95 - 382.31Russian Federation (Siberia) H. sp. (60392 60393)