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Hardieopteridae

Eurypterida - Hardieopteridae

Taxonomy
Hardieopteridae was named by Tollerton (1989). Its type is Hardieopterus.

It was assigned to Kokomopteroidea by Lamsdell et al. (2010), Dunlop et al. (2013) and Dunlop et al. (2020).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1989Hardieopteridae Tollerton
2010Hardieopteridae Lamsdell et al.
2013Hardieopteridae Dunlop et al. p. 17
2020Hardieopteridae Dunlop et al. p. 18

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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
superfamilyKokomopteroideaKjellesvig-Waering 1966
familyHardieopteridaeTollerton 1989
familyHardieopteridaeTollerton 1989

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. †Hardieopteridae Tollerton 1989
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G. †Hallipterus Kjellesvig-Waering 1963
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†Hallipterus excelsior Kjellesvig-Waering 1963
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Invalid names: Dolichocephala lacoana Claypole 1883 [synonym], Hallipterus lacoanus Kjellesvig-Waering 1963 [synonym]
Invalid names: Dolichocephala Claypole 1883 [replaced]
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G. †Tarsopterella Størmer 1951
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†Tarsopterella scotica Woodward 1872
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Invalid names: Erieopterus brewsteri Woodward 1864 [synonym], Stylonurus armatus Page 1867 [synonym]
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 Frasnian or 438.50000 to 372.20000 Ma

Collections (13 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Silurian443.8 - 419.2USA (Pennsylvania) Hardieopterus myops (12763)
Llandovery443.4 - 433.4United Kingdom (Scotland) Hardieopterus macrophthalmus (26885)
Llandovery443.4 - 433.4USA (Pennsylvania) Hardieopterus myops (12765)
Llandovery - Wenlock443.4 - 427.4United Kingdom (Scotland) Hardieopterus lanarkensis (26886)
Llandovery - Ludlow443.4 - 423.0USA (New York) Hardieopterus myops (12764)
Telychian438.5 - 433.4United Kingdom (Scotland) Stylonurus macrophthalmus (153581)
Pridoli423.0 - 419.2United Kingdom (England) Hardieopterus megalops (26914) Tarsopterella sp. (26915)
Lochkovian419.2 - 410.8United Kingdom (Scotland) Erieopterus brewsteri, Tarsopterella scotica (26908)
Lochkovian419.2 - 410.8France Erieopterus brewsteri (26981)
Frasnian382.7 - 372.2USA (New York) Hallipterus excelsior (76134)
Late/Upper Devonian382.7 - 358.9USA (Pennsylvania) Hallipterus excelsior (14221) Hallipterus lacoanus (76136)