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Slimonidae

Eurypterida - Slimonidae

Taxonomy
Slimonidae was named by Novojilov (1968). Its type is Slimonia.

It was assigned to Pterygotioidea by Dunlop et al. (2013) and Dunlop et al. (2020).

Subtaxa
Salteropterus, Slimonia (type genus)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1968Slimonidae Novojilov
2013Slimonidae Dunlop et al. p. 24
2020Slimonidae 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
familySlimonidaeNovojilov 1968

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. †Slimonidae Novojilov 1968
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G. †Salteropterus Kjellesvig-Waering 1951
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