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Hibbertopteridae
Taxonomy
Hibbertopteridae was named by Kjellesvig-Waering (1959). Its type is Hibbertopterus.
It was assigned to Hibbertopteroidea by Lamsdell et al. (2010), Dunlop et al. (2013); and to Mycteropoidea by Dunlop et al. (2020), Lamsdell (2025).
It was assigned to Hibbertopteroidea by Lamsdell et al. (2010), Dunlop et al. (2013); and to Mycteropoidea by Dunlop et al. (2020), Lamsdell (2025).
Subtaxa
Synonyms
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Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1959 | Hibbertopteridae Kjellesvig-Waering |
| 1985 | Cyrtoctenidae Waterston et al. |
| 2010 | Hibbertopteridae Lamsdell et al. |
| 2013 | Hibbertopteridae Dunlop et al. p. 18 |
| 2020 | Hibbertopteridae Dunlop et al. p. 19 |
| 2025 | Hibbertopteridae 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.
Fm. †Hibbertopteridae Kjellesvig-Waering 1959
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G. †Campylocephalus Eichwald 1860
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†Campylocephalus oculatus Kutorga 1838
†Campylocephalus permianus Ponomarenko 1985
†Campylocephalus salmi Stur 1877
G. †Cyrtoctenus Stormer and Waterston 1968
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†Cyrtoctenus bambachi Plotnick and Lamsdell 2022
†Cyrtoctenus caledonicus Peach 1882
†Cyrtoctenus dewalquei Fraipont 1889
†Cyrtoctenus dicki Peach 1883
†Cyrtoctenus ostraviensis Størmer and Waterston 1968
†Cyrtoctenus peachi Størmer and Waterston 1968
†Cyrtoctenus wittebergensis Waterston et al. 1985
G. †Dunsopterus Waterston 1968
G. †Hibbertopterus Kjellesvig-Waering 1959
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†Hibbertopterus hibernicus Baily 1870
†Hibbertopterus lamsdelli Braddy et al. 2023
†Hibbertopterus minisculptus Waterston 1968
†Hibbertopterus scouleri Hibbert 1831
†Hibbertopterus stevensoni Waterston 1968
Invalid names: Vernonopterus Waterston 1968 [objective synonym]
Invalid names: Cyrtoctenidae Waterston et al. 1985 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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Collections (14 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Eifelian | United Kingdom (Scotland) | Cyrtoctenus dicki (232442) | |
| Late/Upper Famennian | Belgium (Namur) | Cyrtoctenus dewalquei (225613) | |
| Late/Upper Famennian | Ireland | Pterygotus hibernicus (32230) | |
| Tournaisian | United Kingdom (Scotland) | Cyrtoctenus peachi (232421) | |
| Tournaisian | USA (Virginia) | Cyrtoctenus bambachi (21202) | |
| Holkerian - Asbian | United Kingdom (Scotland) | Cyrtoctenus caledonicus (232422) | |
| Visean | United Kingdom (Scotland) | Hibbertopterus scouleri (174420) | |
| Visean | South Africa (Cape) | Cyrtoctenus wittebergensis (225205) | |
| Arnsbergian | Czechia | Eurypterus salmii (38971) | |
| Westphalian | United Kingdom (England) | Glyptoscorpius kidstoni (231829) | |
| Westphalian B - Westphalian C | United Kingdom (Scotland) | Vernonopterus minutisculptis (232427) | |
| Kasimovian | USA (New Mexico) | Hibbertopterus lamsdelli (225089) | |
| Artinskian | Russian Federation (Bashkortostan) | Campylocephalus oculatus (225324) | |
| Kungurian | Russian Federation (Komi Republic) | Hibbertopterus permianus (225086) |