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Chirothricidae
Discussion
Name originally spelled as Chirothricidae (based on type Chirothrix), but name subsequently corrected by Art. 32.5.3
Taxonomy
Chirothricidae was named by Woodward (1901). Its type is Cheirothrix.
It was corrected as Cheirotricidae by Dietze (2009); it was corrected as Cheirothricidae by Jordan (1963), van der Laan (2019).
It was assigned to Iniomi by Jordan (1963); to Eurypterygii by Dietze (2009); and to Eurypterygia by van der Laan (2019).
It was corrected as Cheirotricidae by Dietze (2009); it was corrected as Cheirothricidae by Jordan (1963), van der Laan (2019).
It was assigned to Iniomi by Jordan (1963); to Eurypterygii by Dietze (2009); and to Eurypterygia by van der Laan (2019).
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1963 | Cheirothricidae Jordan p. 652 |
| 2009 | Cheirotricidae Dietze p. 561 |
| 2019 | Cheirothricidae van der Laan p. 69 |
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