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Stylonuroidea

Eurypterida

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1924Stylonuroidea Diener
2010Stylonuroidea Lamsdell et al.
2013Stylonuroidea Dunlop et al. p. 16
2020Stylonuroidea Dunlop et al. p. 17

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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
superfamilyStylonuroideaDiener 1924
superfamilyStylonuroideaDiener 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.

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]
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 Middle Famennian or 438.60000 to 365.20000 Ma

Collections (31 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Llandovery443.1 - 432.9United Kingdom (Scotland) Laurieopterus elegans, Parastylonurus hendersoni (26885)
Llandovery - Wenlock443.1 - 426.7United Kingdom (Scotland) Parastylonurus sigmoidalis (26889)
Llandovery - Ludlow443.1 - 422.7USA (New York) Ctenopterus cestrotus, Ruedemannipterus stylonuroides (12764)
Silurian443.1 - 419.62USA (Pennsylvania) Ctenopterus cestrotus, Ruedemannipterus stylonuroides (12763)
Telychian438.6 - 432.9United Kingdom (Scotland) Stylonurus ornatus, Stylonurus elegans (153581)
Sheinwoodian432.9 - 430.6Sweden (Gotland) Dolichopterus gotlandicus (26919)
Wenlock - Ludlow432.9 - 422.7United Kingdom (Scotland) Parastylonurus ornatus (26906)
Rootsikula428.6 - 426.7Norway Kiaeropterus ruedemanni (26928) Stylonurella reudemanni (14308)
Ludlow426.7 - 422.7United Kingdom (Scotland) Stylonurella spiniceps, Parastylonurus ornatus (26896)
Ludlow - Pridoli426.7 - 419.62USA (Pennsylvania) Dolichopterus indet. (236592)
Cayugan422.7 - 419.62USA (New York) Dolichopterus herkimerensis, Dolichopterus testudineus (75496) Dolichopterus jewetti (75495)
Pridoli422.7 - 419.62USA (Maryland) Dolichopterus sp. (488)
Pridoli422.7 - 419.62United Kingdom (England) Dolichopterus bulbosus (26915) Parastylonurus sigmoidalis (26916)
Pridoli422.7 - 419.62USA (New York) Dolichopterus jewetti, Dolichopterus herkimerensis, Clarkeipterus testudineus (26087) Dolichopterus macocheirus, Dolichopterus siluriceps (26089) Dolichopterus macrocheirus, Dolichopterus siluriceps, Dolichopterus jewetti, Dolichopterus herkimerensis (491) Stylonurus sp. (493)
Lochkovian419.62 - 413.02United Kingdom (Scotland) Stylonurus ensiformis, Stylonurus powriensis, Pagea sturrocki (26908)
Lochkovian419.62 - 413.02Canada (Nunavat) Pagea plotnicki (204935)
Lochkovian419.62 - 413.02Russian Federation (Siberia) Stylonuridae indet. (60391)
Lochkovian419.62 - 413.02France Stylonuridae indet. (26983)
Lochkovian419.62 - 413.02United Kingdom (England) Pagea symondsii (26918)
Lochkovian - Pragian419.62 - 410.62USA (Ohio) Dolichopterus asperatus (26874)
Lochkovian - Pragian419.62 - 410.62China (Yunnan) Qujingopterus spineus (237238)
Frasnian382.31 - 372.15Canada (Quebec) Parastylonuridae genus et species indet. (179176)
Frasnian - Famennian382.31 - 358.86USA (Pennsylvania) Stylonurus shaffneri (225800)
Famennian372.15 - 358.86USA (Pennsylvania) Stylonurella arnoldi (14224)
Middle Famennian368.5 - 365.2Belarus Soligorskopterus tchepeliensis (225108)