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Erieopteridae

Eurypterida - Erieopteridae

Taxonomy
Erieopteridae was named by Tollerton (1989). Its type is Erieopterus.

It was assigned to Eurypteroidea by Braddy et al. (1995) and Dunlop et al. (2020).

Subtaxa
Erieopterus (type genus)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1989Erieopteridae Tollerton
1995Erieopteridae Braddy et al. p. 576
2020Erieopteridae Dunlop et al. p. 22

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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
superfamilyEurypteroideaBurmeister 1843
familyErieopteridaeTollerton 1989
familyErieopteridaeTollerton 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. †Erieopteridae Tollerton 1989
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available