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Slimonia

Eurypterida - Slimonidae

Taxonomy
Slimonia was named by Page (1856) [Sepkoski's age data: S Ldov-u S Prid Sepkoski's reference number: 360,1066]. It is not extant. It is the type genus of Slimonidae.

It was assigned to Hughmilleriidae by Størmer (1955); to Eurypterida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Slimonidae by Dunlop et al. (2013) and Dunlop et al. (2020).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1856Slimonia Page
1955Slimonia Størmer p. 30
2002Slimonia Sepkoski
2013Slimonia Dunlop et al. p. 24
2020Slimonia Dunlop et al. p. 25

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
Deuteropoda
subphylumChelicerataHeymons 1901
EuchelicerataWeygoldt and Paulus 1979
RankNameAuthor
Prosomapoda
Planaterga
Dekatriata
SclerophorataKamenz et al. 2011
orderEurypteridaBurmeister 1843
suborderEurypterinaBurmeister 1843
Diploperculata
superfamilyPterygotioidea(Clarke and Ruedemann 1912)
familySlimonidaeNovojilov 1968
genusSlimoniaPage 1856

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. †Slimonia Page 1856
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Slimonia acuminata Salter 1856
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Invalid names: Himantopterus maximus Salter 1856 [synonym]
Slimonia dubia Laurie 1899
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available