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Dolichopteridae
Taxonomy
Dolichopteridae was named by Kjellesvig-Waering and Stromer (1952). Its type is Dolichopterus.
It was assigned to Stylonuracea by Størmer (1955); to Stylonuroidea by Tetlie et al. (2007); and to Eurypteroidea by Dunlop et al. (2013), Dunlop et al. (2020).
It was assigned to Stylonuracea by Størmer (1955); to Stylonuroidea by Tetlie et al. (2007); and to Eurypteroidea by Dunlop et al. (2013), Dunlop et al. (2020).
Subtaxa
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1952 | Dolichopteridae Kjellesvig-Waering and Stromer |
| 1955 | Dolichopteridae Størmer p. 39 |
| 2007 | Dolichopteridae Tetlie et al. |
| 2013 | Dolichopteridae Dunlop et al. p. 21 |
| 2020 | Dolichopteridae Dunlop et al. p. 21 |
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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 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. †Ruedemannipterus Kjellesvig-Waering 1966
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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Age range: base of the Sheinwoodian to the top of the Pragian or 433.40000 to 407.60000 Ma
Collections (12 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Silurian | USA (Pennsylvania) | Ruedemannipterus stylonuroides (12763) | |
| Llandovery - Ludlow | USA (New York) | Ruedemannipterus stylonuroides (12764) | |
| Sheinwoodian | Sweden (Gotland) | Dolichopterus gotlandicus (26919) | |
| Ludlow - Pridoli | USA (Pennsylvania) | Dolichopterus indet. (236592) | |
| 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) | |
| Cayugan | USA (New York) | Dolichopterus herkimerensis, Dolichopterus testudineus (75496) Dolichopterus jewetti (75495) | |
| Lochkovian - Pragian | USA (Ohio) | Dolichopterus asperatus (26874) |