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Slimoniidae

Eurypterida - Slimoniidae

Taxonomy
Slimoniidae was named by Novojilov (1962). Its type is Slimonia.

It was assigned to Pterygotioidea by Dunlop et al. (2013), Dunlop et al. (2020); and to Pterygotoidea by Lamsdell (2025).

Subtaxa
Salteropterus, Slimonia (type genus)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1962Slimoniidae Novojilov
2013Slimoniidae Dunlop et al. p. 24
2020Slimoniidae Dunlop et al. p. 25
2025Slimoniidae 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
familySlimoniidaeNovojilov 1962
familySlimoniidaeNovojilov 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.

Fm. †Slimoniidae Novojilov 1962
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G. †Salteropterus Kjellesvig-Waering 1951
G. †Slimonia Page 1856
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†Slimonia acuminata Salter 1856
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Invalid names: Himantopterus maximus Salter 1856 [synonym]
†Slimonia dubia Laurie 1899
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 Lochkovian or 438.60000 to 413.02000 Ma

Collections (13 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Llandovery443.1 - 432.9United Kingdom (Scotland) Slimonia dubia (26885)
Llandovery - Wenlock443.1 - 426.7United Kingdom (Scotland) Slimonia acuminata (26886 26889)
Telychian438.6 - 432.9United Kingdom (South Lanarkshire) Slimonia acuminata (237854)
Telychian438.6 - 432.9United Kingdom (Scotland) Slimonia dubia (153581)
Homerian430.6 - 426.7Bolivia Slimonia boliviana (26984)
Ludfordian425.0 - 422.7United Kingdom (England) Salteropterus longilabium (26910)
Pridoli422.7 - 419.62Czechia Slimonia acuminata (14039) Slimonia sp. (14131)
Pridoli422.7 - 419.62China (Yunnan) Slimonia sp. (226625)
Pridoli422.7 - 419.62United Kingdom (England) Salteropterus abbreviatus (26915) Slimonia stylops (26914)
Lochkovian419.62 - 413.02Czechia Slimonia sp. (13895)