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Salteropterus
Taxonomy
Salteropterus was named by Kjellesvig-Waering (1951) [Sepkoski's age data: S Prid Sepkoski's reference number: 360]. It is not extant.
It was assigned to Hughmilleriidae by Størmer (1955); to Eurypterida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Slimoniidae by Dunlop et al. (2020), Lamsdell (2025).
It was assigned to Hughmilleriidae by Størmer (1955); to Eurypterida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Slimoniidae by Dunlop et al. (2020), Lamsdell (2025).
Species lacking formal opinion data
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1951 | Salteropterus Kjellesvig-Waering |
| 1955 | Salteropterus Størmer p. 30 |
| 2002 | Salteropterus Sepkoski |
| 2020 | Salteropterus Dunlop et al. p. 25 |
| 2025 | Salteropterus Lamsdell |
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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. †Salteropterus Kjellesvig-Waering 1951
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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Age range: base of the Ludfordian to the top of the Pridoli or 425.00000 to 419.62000 Ma
Collections (2 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Ludfordian | United Kingdom (England) | S. longilabium (26910) | |
| Pridoli | United Kingdom (England) | S. abbreviatus (26915) |