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Rhenopteroidea

Eurypterida

Taxonomy
Rhenopteroidea was named by Størmer (1951). It is not extant.

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

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1951Rhenopteroidea Størmer
1989Brachyopterelloidea Tollerton
2010Rhenopteroidea Lamsdell et al.
2020Rhenopteroidea Dunlop et al. p. 17
2025Rhenopteroidea 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
superfamilyRhenopteroideaStørmer 1951
superfamilyRhenopteroideaStørmer 1951

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. †Rhenopteroidea Størmer 1951
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Fm. †Brachyopteridae Lamsdell 2025
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G. †Brachyopterus Stormer 1951
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†Brachyopterus stubblefieldi Størmer 1951
Fm. †Rhenopteridae Størmer 1951
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G. †Leiopterella Lamsdell et al. 2010
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†Leiopterella tetliei Lamsdell et al. 2010
G. †Rhenopterus Størmer 1936
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†Rhenopterus diensti Stoermer 1936
†Rhenopterus dientsi Størmer 1936
†Rhenopterus latus Størmer 1936
†Rhenopterus tuberculatus Størmer 1936
G. †Stylonuroides Kjellesvig-Waering 1966
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†Stylonuroides orientalis Shpinev 2012
Invalid names: Brachyopterellidae Tollerton 1989 [synonym], Rhenopterinae Størmer 1951 [empty]
Invalid names: Brachyopterelloidea Tollerton 1989 [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 Sandbian to the top of the Early/Lower Emsian or 458.20000 to 399.50000 Ma

Collections (15 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Sandbian458.2 - 452.8United Kingdom (Wales) Brachyopterus stubblefieldi (206522)
Llandovery443.1 - 432.9USA (Pennsylvania) Kiaeropterus otisius (12765)
Llandovery - Ludlow443.1 - 422.7USA (New York) Kiaeropterus otisius (12764)
Silurian443.1 - 419.62USA (Pennsylvania) Kiaeropterus otisius (12763)
Rootsikula428.6 - 426.7Norway Brachyopterella pentagonalis, Stylonuroides dolichopteroides (14308 26928)
Ludlow426.7 - 422.7United Kingdom (Scotland) Brachyopterella ritchiei (26896)
Pridoli422.7 - 419.62USA (New York) Brachyopterus testudineus (491)
Lochkovian419.62 - 413.02Canada (Nunavat) Leiopterella tetliei (204935)
Early/Lower Devonian419.62 - 393.47Russian Federation (Siberia) Stylonurus ruedemanni (60394)
Lochkovian - Eifelian419.62 - 387.95Russian Federation Stylonuroides orientalis (26991)
Siegen413.02 - 410.62Germany (North Rhine-Westphalia) Rhenopterus tuberculatus (232143)
Early/Lower Emsian410.62 - 399.5Germany Rhenopterus diensti (26904) Rhenopterus dientsi (155775)
Early/Lower Emsian410.62 - 399.5Germany (Alken) Rhenopterus macroturberculatus (27049)