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Stylonurina

Eurypterida

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1924Stylonurina Diener
1959Woodwardopterina Kjellesvig-Waering
1974Hibbertopterina Stoermer
2013Stylonurina Dunlop et al. p. 16
2020Stylonurina Dunlop et al. p. 16

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
—Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
—Deuteropoda
subphylumChelicerataHeymons 1901
RankNameAuthor
—EuchelicerataWeygoldt and Paulus 1979
—Prosomapoda
—Planaterga
—Dekatriata
—SclerophorataKamenz et al. 2011
orderEurypteridaBurmeister 1843
suborderStylonurinaDiener 1924
suborderStylonurinaDiener 1924

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 Diener 1924
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Superfm. †Kokomopteroidea Kjellesvig-Waering 1966
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Fm. †Hardieopteridae Tollerton 1989
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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]
Fm. †Kokomopteridae Kjellesvig-Waering 1966
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G. †Kokomopterus Kjellesvig-Waering 1966
Superfm. †Mycteropoidea Cope 1886
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Invalid names: Hibbertopteroidea Kjellesvig-Waering 1959 [synonym]
Superfm. †Rhenopteroidea Størmer 1951
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Fm. †Rhenopteridae Størmer 1951
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G. †Brachyopterella Kjellesvig-Waering 1966
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G. †Brachyopterus Stormer 1951
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†Brachyopterus stubblefieldi Størmer 1951
G. †Kiaeropterus Waterston 1979
G. †Leiopterella Lamsdell et al. 2010
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†Leiopterella tetliei Lamsdell et al. 2010
Subfm. †Rhenopterinae Størmer 1951
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G. †Rhenopterus Størmer 1936
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†Rhenopterus diensti Stoermer 1936
†Rhenopterus dientsi Størmer 1936
†Rhenopterus latus Størmer 1936
†Rhenopterus tuberculatus Størmer 1936
Invalid names: Brachyopterellidae Tollerton 1989 [synonym]
Invalid names: Brachyopterelloidea Tollerton 1989 [synonym]
Superfm. †Stylonuroidea Diener 1924
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Fm. †Dolichopteridae Kjellesvig-Waering and Stromer 1952
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G. †Clarkeipterus Kjellesvig-Waering 1966
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†Clarkeipterus otisius Tetlie et al. 2007
†Clarkeipterus testudineus Clarke and Ruedemann 1912
G. †Dolichopterus Hall 1859
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†Dolichopterus asperatus Kjellesvig-Waering 1961
†Dolichopterus herkimerensis Caster and Kjellesvig-Waering 1956
†Dolichopterus jewetti Caster and Kjellesvig-Waering 1956
G. †Malongia Wang et al. 2022
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†Malongia mirabilis Wang et al. 2022
G. †Ruedemannipterus Kjellesvig-Waering 1966
Fm. †Parastylonuridae Waterston 1979
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G. †Parastylonurus Kjellesvig-Waering 1966
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†Parastylonurus ornatus Laurie 1892
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]
G. †Stylonuroides Kjellesvig-Waering 1966
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†Stylonuroides orientalis Shpinev 2012
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 (78 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Sandbian458.2 - 452.8United Kingdom (Wales) Brachyopterus stubblefieldi (206522)
Llandovery443.1 - 432.9United Kingdom (Scotland) Lamontopterus knoxae, Laurieopterus elegans, Parastylonurus hendersoni, Drepanopterus pentlandicus, Hardieopterus macrophthalmus (26885)
Llandovery443.1 - 432.9USA (Pennsylvania) Hardieopterus myops, Kiaeropterus otisius (12765)
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, Ruedemannipterus stylonuroides (12764)
Silurian443.1 - 419.62USA (Pennsylvania) Ctenopterus cestrotus, Hardieopterus myops, Kiaeropterus otisius, Ruedemannipterus stylonuroides (12763)
Telychian438.6 - 432.9United Kingdom (Scotland) Stylonurus macrophthalmus, Stylonurus ornatus, Stylonurus elegans, Drepanopterus pentlandicus (153581)
Sheinwoodian432.9 - 430.6Sweden (Gotland) Dolichopterus gotlandicus (26919)
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 (Pennsylvania) Dolichopterus indet. (236592)
Ludlow - Pridoli426.7 - 419.62USA (West Virginia) Drepanopterus nodosus (14202)
Cayugan422.7 - 419.62USA (New York) Dolichopterus herkimerensis, Dolichopterus testudineus (75496) Dolichopterus jewetti (75495)
Pridoli422.7 - 419.62USA (Indiana) Drepanopterus longicaudatus (518) Kokomopterus longicaudatus (14207)
Pridoli422.7 - 419.62United Kingdom (England) Dolichopterus bulbosus, Tarsopterella sp. (26915) Hardieopterus megalops (26914) Parastylonurus sigmoidalis (26916)
Pridoli422.7 - 419.62USA (Maryland) Dolichopterus sp. (488)
Pridoli422.7 - 419.62USA (New York) Brachyopterus testudineus, Dolichopterus macrocheirus, Dolichopterus siluriceps, Dolichopterus jewetti, Dolichopterus herkimerensis (491) Dolichopterus jewetti, Dolichopterus herkimerensis, Clarkeipterus testudineus (26087) Dolichopterus macocheirus, Dolichopterus siluriceps (26089) Stylonurus sp. (493)
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 - 413.02Canada (Nunavat) Leiopterella tetliei, Pagea plotnicki (204935)
Lochkovian419.62 - 413.02Russian Federation (Siberia) Mycteropidae indet., Stylonuridae indet. (60391)
Lochkovian - Pragian419.62 - 410.62China (Yunnan) Qujingopterus spineus (237238)
Lochkovian - Pragian419.62 - 410.62USA (Ohio) Dolichopterus asperatus (26874)
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 - 372.15Canada (Quebec) Parastylonuridae genus et species indet. (179176)
Frasnian382.31 - 372.15USA (New York) Hallipterus excelsior (76134)
Frasnian - Famennian382.31 - 358.86USA (Pennsylvania) Stylonurus shaffneri (225800)
Late/Upper Devonian382.31 - 358.86USA (Pennsylvania) Hallipterus excelsior (14221) Hallipterus lacoanus (76136)
Famennian372.15 - 358.86United Kingdom (Somerset) Drepanopterus abonensis (232123)
Famennian372.15 - 358.86USA (Pennsylvania) Stylonurella arnoldi (14224)
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 - 330.3South Africa (Cape) Cyrtoctenus wittebergensis (225205)
Visean346.7 - 330.3United Kingdom (Scotland) Hibbertopterus scouleri (174420)
Pendleian330.3 - 326.9United Kingdom (Scotland) Mycterops blairi (225499)
Arnsbergian326.9 - 323.6Czech Republic Eurypterus salmii (38971)
Bashkirian323.4 - 315.2Belgium (Wallonia) Mycterops matthieui (225500)
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 - 274.4Brazil (Santa Catharina) Hastimima whitei (225341)
Artinskian - Kungurian290.1 - 274.4USA (Arizona) Hastimima sp. (11150)
Kungurian283.3 - 274.4Russian Federation (Komi Republic) Hibbertopterus permianus (225086)
Changhsingian254.14 - 251.902Australia (Queensland) Woodwardopterus freemanorum (227842)