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Carcinosomatidae
Taxonomy
Carcinosomatidae was named by Stormer (1934). Its type is Carcinosoma.
It was assigned to Eurypteracea by Størmer (1955); to Hughmilleroidea by Braddy et al. (2002); and to Carcinosomatoidea by Dunlop et al. (2013) and Dunlop et al. (2020).
It was assigned to Eurypteracea by Størmer (1955); to Hughmilleroidea by Braddy et al. (2002); and to Carcinosomatoidea by Dunlop et al. (2013) and Dunlop et al. (2020).
Subtaxa
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1934 | Carcinosomatidae Stormer |
| 1955 | Carcinosomatidae Størmer p. 34 |
| 2002 | Carcinosomatidae Braddy et al. p. 902 |
| 2013 | Carcinosomatidae Dunlop et al. p. 22 |
| 2020 | Carcinosomatidae Dunlop et al. p. 22 |
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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. †Carcinosomatidae Stormer 1934
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G. †Carcinosoma Claypole 1890
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†Carcinosoma scoticus Laurie 1899
Invalid names: Eurysoma Claypole 1890 [synonym]
G. †Eocarcinosoma
G. †Eusarcana Strand 1942
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†Eusarcana acrocephalus Semper 1898
†Eusarcana obesus Woodward 1868
†Eusarcana scorpionis Grote and Pitt 1875
Invalid names: Eusarcus Grote and Pitt 1875 [synonym], Paracarcinosoma [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available