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Stylonurina

Eurypterida

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1959Woodwardopterina Kjellesvig-Waering
1962Stylonurina Novojilov
1974Hibbertopterina Stoermer
2013Stylonurina Dunlop et al. p. 16
2020Stylonurina Dunlop et al. p. 16
2025Stylonurina Lamsdell

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
—Panarthropoda
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phylumArthropodaGravenhorst 1843
—Deuteropoda
subphylumChelicerataHeymons 1901
orderEurypteridaHuxley 1857
suborderStylonurinaNovojilov 1962
suborderStylonurinaNovojilov 1962

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.

Subor. †Stylonurina Novojilov 1962
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Superfm. †Kokomopteroidea Kjellesvig-Waering 1966
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Fm. †Hardieopteridae Tollerton 1989
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G. †Athenepterus Lamsdell 2025
G. †Hallipterus Kjellesvig-Waering 1963
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†Hallipterus excelsior Kjellesvig-Waering 1963
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Invalid names: Dolichocephala lacoana Claypole 1883 [synonym], Hallipterus lacoanus Kjellesvig-Waering 1963 [synonym]
Invalid names: Dolichocephala Claypole 1883 [replaced]
G. †Tarsopterella Størmer 1951
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†Tarsopterella scotica Woodward 1872
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Invalid names: Erieopterus brewsteri Woodward 1864 [synonym], Stylonurus armatus Page 1867 [synonym]
G. †Waterstonopterus Lamsdell 2025
Fm. †Kokomopteridae Kjellesvig-Waering 1966
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G. †Kokomopterus Kjellesvig-Waering 1966
Superfm. †Mycteropoidea Cope 1886
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Fm. †Drepanopteridae Kjellesvig-Waering 1966
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G. †Drepanopterus Laurie 1892
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†Drepanopterus abonensis Simpson 1951
†Drepanopterus struvei Størmer 1974
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 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. †Glyptoscorpius Peach 1882
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G. †Hibbertopterus Kjellesvig-Waering 1959
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†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]
Fm. †Mycteropidae Cope 1886
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G. †Hastimima White 1908
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†Hastimima sewardi Strand 1926
†Hastimima whitei White 1908
G. †Megarachne Hünicken 1980
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†Megarachne servinei Hünicken 1980
G. †Mycterops Cope 1886
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†Mycterops blairi Waterston 1968
†Mycterops matthieui Pruvost 1925
†Mycterops ordinatus Cope 1886
†Mycterops whitei Schram 1984
Invalid names: Glaucodes Pruvost 1923 [synonym]
G. †Woodwardopterus Kjellesvig-Waering 1959
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†Woodwardopterus freemanorum Poschmann and Rozefelds 2022
†Woodwardopterus scabrosus Woodward 1887
Invalid names: Woodwardopteridae Kjellesvig-Waering 1959 [synonym]
Invalid names: Hibbertopteroidea Kjellesvig-Waering 1959 [synonym]
Superfm. †Rhenopteroidea Størmer 1951
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Fm. †Brachyopteridae Lamsdell 2025
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G. †Brachyopterus Stormer 1951
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†Brachyopterus stubblefieldi Størmer 1951
Fm. †Rhenopteridae Størmer 1951
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G. †Leiopterella Lamsdell et al. 2010
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†Leiopterella tetliei Lamsdell et al. 2010
G. †Rhenopterus Størmer 1936
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†Rhenopterus diensti Stoermer 1936
†Rhenopterus dientsi Størmer 1936
†Rhenopterus latus Størmer 1936
†Rhenopterus tuberculatus Størmer 1936
G. †Stylonuroides Kjellesvig-Waering 1966
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†Stylonuroides orientalis Shpinev 2012
Invalid names: Brachyopterellidae Tollerton 1989 [synonym], Rhenopterinae Størmer 1951 [empty]
Invalid names: Brachyopterelloidea Tollerton 1989 [synonym]
Superfm. †Stylonuroidea Diener 1924
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Fm. †Parastylonuridae Waterston 1979
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G. †Parastylonurus Kjellesvig-Waering 1966
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†Parastylonurus ornatus Laurie 1892
Fm. †Stylonurellidae Lamsdell 2025
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G. †Stylonurella Kjellesvig-Waering 1966
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†Stylonurella spinipes Page 1859
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Invalid names: Stylonurus logani Woodward 1872 [synonym]
Fm. †Stylonuridae Diener 1924
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G. †Ctenopterus Clarke and Ruedemann 1912
G. †Laurieipterus Kjellesvig-Waering 1966
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†Laurieipterus elegans Laurie 1899
G. †Pagea Waterston 1962
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†Pagea plotnicki Lamsdell et al. 2010
†Pagea sturrocki Waterston 1962
†Pagea symondsii Salter 1857
G. †Qujingopterus Ma et al. 2025
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†Qujingopterus spineus Ma et al. 2025
G. †Soligorskopterus Plax et al. 2018
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†Soligorskopterus tchepeliensis Plax et al. 2018
G. †Stylonurus Page 1856
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†Stylonurus powriensis Page 1856
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Invalid names: Stylonurus ensiformis Woodward 1864 [synonym]
†Stylonurus ruedemanni Størmer 1934
†Stylonurus shaffneri Willard 1933
Invalid names: Laurieipteridae Kjellesvig-Waering 1966 [synonym], Laurieipterinae Lamsdell et al. 2010 [empty], Pageidae Kjellesvig-Waering 1966 [synonym]
Invalid names: Hibbertopterina Stoermer 1974 [synonym], Woodwardopterina Kjellesvig-Waering 1959 [synonym]
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 Sandbian to the top of the Changhsingian or 458.20000 to 251.90200 Ma

Collections (71 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Sandbian458.2 - 452.8United Kingdom (Wales) Brachyopterus stubblefieldi (206522)
Llandovery443.1 - 432.9USA (Pennsylvania) Hardieopterus myops, Kiaeropterus otisius (12765)
Llandovery443.1 - 432.9United Kingdom (Scotland) Lamontopterus knoxae, Laurieopterus elegans, Parastylonurus hendersoni, Drepanopterus pentlandicus, Hardieopterus macrophthalmus (26885)
Llandovery - Wenlock443.1 - 426.7United Kingdom (Scotland) Hardieopterus lanarkensis (26886) Parastylonurus sigmoidalis (26889)
Llandovery - Ludlow443.1 - 422.7USA (New York) Ctenopterus cestrotus, Hardieopterus myops, Kiaeropterus otisius (12764)
Silurian443.1 - 419.62USA (Pennsylvania) Ctenopterus cestrotus, Hardieopterus myops, Kiaeropterus otisius (12763)
Telychian438.6 - 432.9United Kingdom (Scotland) Stylonurus macrophthalmus, Stylonurus ornatus, Stylonurus elegans, Drepanopterus pentlandicus (153581)
Wenlock - Ludlow432.9 - 422.7United Kingdom (Scotland) Parastylonurus ornatus (26906)
Rootsikula428.6 - 426.7Norway Brachyopterella pentagonalis, Stylonuroides dolichopteroides, Kiaeropterus ruedemanni (26928) Stylonurella reudemanni, Brachyopterella pentagonalis, Stylonuroides dolichopteroides (14308)
Ludlow426.7 - 422.7United Kingdom (Scotland) Stylonurella spiniceps, Brachyopterella ritchiei, Parastylonurus ornatus (26896)
Ludlow - Pridoli426.7 - 419.62USA (West Virginia) Drepanopterus nodosus (14202)
Ludfordian425.0 - 422.7USA (Indiana) Kokomopterus longicaudatus (14207)
Pridoli422.7 - 419.62USA (Indiana) Drepanopterus longicaudatus (518)
Pridoli422.7 - 419.62United Kingdom (England) Hardieopterus megalops (26914) Parastylonurus sigmoidalis (26916) Tarsopterella sp. (26915)
Pridoli422.7 - 419.62USA (New York) Brachyopterus testudineus (491) Stylonurus sp. (493)
Lochkovian419.62 - 413.02Canada (Nunavat) Leiopterella tetliei, Pagea plotnicki (204935)
Lochkovian419.62 - 413.02United Kingdom (England) Pagea symondsii (26918)
Lochkovian419.62 - 413.02France Erieopterus brewsteri (26981) Stylonuridae indet. (26983)
Lochkovian419.62 - 413.02United Kingdom (Scotland) Erieopterus brewsteri, Tarsopterella scotica, Stylonurus ensiformis, Stylonurus powriensis, Pagea sturrocki (26908)
Lochkovian419.62 - 413.02Russian Federation (Siberia) Mycteropidae indet., Stylonuridae indet. (60391)
Lochkovian - Pragian419.62 - 410.62China (Yunnan) Qujingopterus spineus (237238)
Early/Lower Devonian419.62 - 393.47Russian Federation (Siberia) Stylonurus ruedemanni (60394)
Lochkovian - Eifelian419.62 - 387.95Russian Federation Stylonuroides orientalis (26991)
Siegen413.02 - 410.62Germany (North Rhine-Westphalia) Rhenopterus tuberculatus (232143)
Early/Lower Emsian410.62 - 399.5Germany (Alken) Rhenopterus macroturberculatus, Drepanopterus struvei (27049)
Early/Lower Emsian410.62 - 399.5Germany Rhenopterus diensti (26904) Rhenopterus dientsi (155775)
Emsian410.62 - 393.47Canada (Northern Territories) Drepanopterus sp. (233061)
Emsian410.62 - 393.47Canada (Northwest Territories) Drepanopterus sp. (136240)
Eifelian393.47 - 387.95United Kingdom (Scotland) Cyrtoctenus dicki (232442)
Frasnian382.31 - 372.15USA (New York) Hallipterus excelsior (76134)
Frasnian382.31 - 372.15Canada (Quebec) Parastylonuridae genus et species indet. (179176)
Frasnian - Famennian382.31 - 358.86USA (Pennsylvania) Stylonurus shaffneri (225800)
Late/Upper Devonian382.31 - 358.86USA (Pennsylvania) Hallipterus excelsior (14221) Hallipterus lacoanus (76136)
Famennian372.15 - 358.86USA (Pennsylvania) Stylonurella arnoldi (14224)
Famennian372.15 - 358.86United Kingdom (Somerset) Drepanopterus abonensis (232123)
Middle Famennian368.5 - 365.2Belarus Soligorskopterus tchepeliensis (225108)
Late/Upper Famennian365.2 - 358.86Belgium (Namur) Cyrtoctenus dewalquei (225613)
Late/Upper Famennian365.2 - 358.86Ireland Pterygotus hibernicus (32230)
Tournaisian358.86 - 346.7USA (Virginia) Cyrtoctenus bambachi (21202) Stylonurina indet. (232405)
Tournaisian358.86 - 346.7United Kingdom (Scotland) Cyrtoctenus peachi (232421)
Arundian346.7 - 339.9United Kingdom (Scotland) Woodwardopterus scabrosus (90682)
Holkerian - Asbian346.7 - 335.9United Kingdom (Scotland) Cyrtoctenus caledonicus (232422)
Visean346.7 - 330.3United Kingdom (Scotland) Hibbertopterus scouleri (174420)
Visean346.7 - 330.3South Africa (Cape) Cyrtoctenus wittebergensis (225205)
Pendleian330.3 - 326.9United Kingdom (Scotland) Mycterops blairi (225499)
Arnsbergian326.9 - 323.6Czechia Eurypterus salmii (38971)
Bashkirian323.4 - 315.2Belgium (Wallonia) Mycterops matthieui (225500)
Westphalian318.7 - 307.4United Kingdom (England) Glyptoscorpius kidstoni (231829)
Westphalian B - Westphalian C316.9 - 309.8United Kingdom (Scotland) Vernonopterus minutisculptis (232427)
Desmoinesian312.8 - 306.0USA (Pennsylvania) Mycterops ordinatus (165526)
Kasimovian307.0 - 303.7USA (New Mexico) Hibbertopterus lamsdelli (225089)
Kasimovian - Gzhelian307.0 - 298.9Argentina (San Luis) Megarachne servinei (35057)
Missourian306.0 - 303.7USA (Nebraska) Mycterops whitei (50933 50934 51008 51013)
Missourian306.0 - 303.7USA (Iowa) Mycterops whitei (51016)
Artinskian290.1 - 283.3Russian Federation (Bashkortostan) Campylocephalus oculatus (225324)
Artinskian - Kungurian290.1 - 274.4USA (Arizona) Hastimima sp. (11150)
Artinskian - Kungurian290.1 - 274.4Brazil (Santa Catharina) Hastimima whitei (225341)
Kungurian283.3 - 274.4Russian Federation (Komi Republic) Hibbertopterus permianus (225086)
Changhsingian254.14 - 251.902Australia (Queensland) Woodwardopterus freemanorum (227842)