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Dolichopteridae
Taxonomy
Dolichopteridae was named by Kjellesvig-Waering and Stormer (1952). Its type is Dolichopterus.
It was assigned to Stylonuracea by Størmer (1955); to Stylonuroidea by Tetlie et al. (2007); to Eurypteroidea by Dunlop et al. (2013), Dunlop et al. (2020); and to Dolichopteroidea by Lamsdell (2025).
It was assigned to Stylonuracea by Størmer (1955); to Stylonuroidea by Tetlie et al. (2007); to Eurypteroidea by Dunlop et al. (2013), Dunlop et al. (2020); and to Dolichopteroidea by Lamsdell (2025).
Subtaxa
Clarkeipterus, Dolichopterus (type genus), Malongia, Paraeurypterus, Pentlandopterus, Ruedemannipterus
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1952 | Dolichopteridae Kjellesvig-Waering and Stormer |
| 1955 | Dolichopteridae Størmer p. 39 |
| 2007 | Dolichopteridae Tetlie et al. |
| 2013 | Dolichopteridae Dunlop et al. p. 21 |
| 2020 | Dolichopteridae Dunlop et al. p. 21 |
| 2025 | Dolichopteridae Lamsdell |
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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. †Dolichopteridae Kjellesvig-Waering and Stormer 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 gotlandicus Kjellesvig-Waering 1979
†Dolichopterus herkimerensis Caster and Kjellesvig-Waering 1956
†Dolichopterus jewetti Caster and Kjellesvig-Waering 1956
G. †Ruedemannipterus Kjellesvig-Waering 1966
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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Collections (16 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Katian | Türkiye | Paraeurypterus anatoliensis (184932) | |
| Llandovery | United Kingdom (Scotland) | Eurypterus minor (26885) | |
| Llandovery - Ludlow | USA (New York) | Ruedemannipterus stylonuroides (12764) | |
| Silurian | USA (Pennsylvania) | Ruedemannipterus stylonuroides (12763) | |
| Telychian | United Kingdom (Scotland) | Eurypterus minor (153581) | |
| Sheinwoodian | Sweden | Dolichopterus gotlandicus (233124) | |
| Sheinwoodian | Sweden (Gotland) | Dolichopterus gotlandicus (26919) | |
| Ludlow - Pridoli | USA (Pennsylvania) | Dolichopterus indet. (236592) | |
| Cayugan | USA (New York) | Dolichopterus herkimerensis, Dolichopterus testudineus (75496) Dolichopterus jewetti (75495) | |
| Pridoli | United Kingdom (England) | Dolichopterus bulbosus (26915) | |
| Pridoli | USA (New York) | Dolichopterus jewetti, Dolichopterus herkimerensis, Clarkeipterus testudineus (26087) Dolichopterus macocheirus, Dolichopterus siluriceps (26089) Dolichopterus macrocheirus, Dolichopterus siluriceps, Dolichopterus jewetti, Dolichopterus herkimerensis (491) | |
| Pridoli | USA (Maryland) | Dolichopterus sp. (488) | |
| Lochkovian - Pragian | USA (Ohio) | Dolichopterus asperatus (26874) |