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Drepanopteridae

Eurypterida - Drepanopteridae

Taxonomy
Drepanopteridae was named by Kjellesvig-Waering (1966). Its type is Drepanopterus.

It was assigned to Hibbertopteroidea by Lamsdell et al. (2010) and Dunlop et al. (2013); and to Mycteropoidea by Dunlop et al. (2020).

Subtaxa
Drepanopterus (type genus)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1966Drepanopteridae Kjellesvig-Waering
2010Drepanopteridae Lamsdell et al.
2013Drepanopteridae Dunlop et al. p. 18
2020Drepanopteridae Dunlop et al. p. 19

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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
suborderStylonurinaDiener 1924
superfamilyMycteropoideaCope 1886
familyDrepanopteridaeKjellesvig-Waering 1966
familyDrepanopteridaeKjellesvig-Waering 1966

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. †Drepanopteridae Kjellesvig-Waering 1966
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G. †Drepanopterus Laurie 1892
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Drepanopterus abonensis Simpson 1951
Drepanopterus struvei Størmer 1974
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available