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Parahughmilleria

Eurypterida - Parahughmilleriidae

Taxonomy
Parahughmilleria was named by Kjellesvig-Waering (1961) [Sepkoski's age data: S Ldov-m D Emsi Sepkoski's reference number: 360,1066]. It is not extant. Its type is Parahughmilleria salteri. It is the type genus of Parahughmilleriidae.

It was assigned to Eurypterida by Kjellesvig-Waering (1961), Sepkoski (2002); to Adelophthalmidae by Dunlop et al. (2013), Dunlop et al. (2020); and to Parahughmilleriidae by Lamsdell (2025).

Species
P. fuea, P. hefteri, P. longa, P. salteri (type species), P. statzi
Species lacking formal opinion data
P. bellistriata, P. major, P. maria, P. matarakensis
Entered
by R. Plotnick on 2004-11-17; modified by R. Plotnick on 2025-07-20

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1961Parahughmilleria Kjellesvig-Waering
2002Parahughmillera Sepkoski
2013Parahughmilleria Dunlop et al. p. 187
2020Parahughmilleria Dunlop et al. p. 25
2025Parahughmilleria Lamsdell

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
—Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaGravenhorst 1843
—Deuteropoda
RankNameAuthor
subphylumChelicerataHeymons 1901
orderEurypteridaHuxley 1857
suborderEurypterinaNovojilov 1962
infraorderDiploperculata
superfamilyAdelophthalmoideaTollerton 1989
familyParahughmilleriidae
genusParahughmilleria

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.

G. †Parahughmilleria Kjellesvig-Waering 1961
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†Parahughmilleria fuea Ma et al. 2023
†Parahughmilleria hefteri Stormer 1973
†Parahughmilleria longa Shpinev 2012
†Parahughmilleria salteri Kjellesvig-Waering 1961
†Parahughmilleria statzi Stormer 1936
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 Early/Lower Emsian or 438.60000 to 399.50000 Ma

Collections (17 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Llandovery443.1 - 432.9USA (Pennsylvania) P. maria (12765)
Llandovery - Ludlow443.1 - 422.7USA (New York) P. maria (12764)
Silurian443.1 - 419.62USA (Pennsylvania) P. maria (12763)
Telychian438.6 - 432.9USA (Pennsylvania) P. maria (12921)
Wenlock - Ludlow432.9 - 422.7USA (Pennsylvania) P. maria (13855)
Ludlow - Pridoli426.7 - 419.62USA (West Virginia) P. bellistriata (14202)
Pridoli422.7 - 419.62United Kingdom (England) P. salteri (26914 26915)
Lochkovian419.62 - 413.02Russian Federation (Krasnoyarsk Krai) P. hefteri (231624)
Lochkovian419.62 - 413.02China (Yunnan) P. fuea (216598)
Lochkovian419.62 - 413.02United Kingdom (Scotland) P. sp. (155912)
Early/Lower Devonian419.62 - 393.47Russian Federation (Siberia) P. matarakensis, Hughmilleria sp. (60394)
Lochkovian - Eifelian419.62 - 387.95Russian Federation P. longa (26991)
Pragian413.02 - 410.62Germany P. hefteri (155760)
Early/Lower Emsian410.62 - 399.5Germany P. hefteri (155775)
Early/Lower Emsian410.62 - 399.5Germany (Alken) P. major, P. hefteri (27049)
Emsian410.62 - 393.47Canada (New Brunswick) Parahughmilleria indet. (232504)