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Parastylonuridae

Eurypterida - Parastylonuridae

Taxonomy
Parastylonuridae was named by Waterston (1979). Its type is Parastylonurus.

It was assigned to Stylonuroidea by Lamsdell et al. (2010), Dunlop et al. (2013), Dunlop et al. (2020), Lamsdell (2025).

Subtaxa
Parastylonurus (type genus)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1979Parastylonuridae Waterston
2010Parastylonuridae Lamsdell et al.
2013Parastylonuridae Dunlop et al. p. 16
2020Parastylonuridae Dunlop et al. p. 17
2025Parastylonuridae Lamsdell

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
—Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaGravenhorst 1843
RankNameAuthor
—Deuteropoda
subphylumChelicerataHeymons 1901
orderEurypteridaHuxley 1857
suborderStylonurinaNovojilov 1962
superfamilyStylonuroideaDiener 1924
familyParastylonuridaeWaterston 1979
familyParastylonuridaeWaterston 1979

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. †Parastylonuridae Waterston 1979
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G. †Parastylonurus Kjellesvig-Waering 1966
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†Parastylonurus ornatus Laurie 1892
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 Frasnian or 438.60000 to 372.15000 Ma

Collections (7 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Llandovery443.1 - 432.9United Kingdom (Scotland) Parastylonurus hendersoni (26885)
Llandovery - Wenlock443.1 - 426.7United Kingdom (Scotland) Parastylonurus sigmoidalis (26889)
Telychian438.6 - 432.9United Kingdom (Scotland) Stylonurus ornatus (153581)
Wenlock - Ludlow432.9 - 422.7United Kingdom (Scotland) Parastylonurus ornatus (26906)
Ludlow426.7 - 422.7United Kingdom (Scotland) Parastylonurus ornatus (26896)
Pridoli422.7 - 419.62United Kingdom (England) Parastylonurus sigmoidalis (26916)
Frasnian382.31 - 372.15Canada (Quebec) P. genus et species indet. (179176)