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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
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 Lochkovian or 438.50000 to 410.80000 Ma

Collections (12 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Llandovery443.4 - 433.4United Kingdom (Scotland) Slimonia dubia (26885)
Llandovery - Wenlock443.4 - 427.4United Kingdom (Scotland) Slimonia acuminata (26886 26889)
Telychian438.5 - 433.4United Kingdom (Scotland) Slimonia dubia (153581)
Homerian430.5 - 427.4Bolivia Slimonia boliviana (26984)
Ludfordian425.6 - 423.0United Kingdom (England) Salteropterus longilabium (26910)
Pridoli423.0 - 419.2China (Yunnan) Slimonia sp. (226625)
Pridoli423.0 - 419.2United Kingdom (England) Salteropterus abbreviatus (26915) Slimonia stylops (26914)
Pridoli423.0 - 419.2Czech Republic Slimonia acuminata (14039) Slimonia sp. (14131)
Lochkovian419.2 - 410.8Czech Republic Slimonia sp. (13895)