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Onychopterellidae

Eurypterida - Onychopterellidae

Taxonomy
Onychopterellidae was named by Lamsdell (2011). Its type is Onychopterella. It is the type family of Onychopterelloidea.

It was assigned to Onychopterelloidea by Dunlop et al. (2013), Lamsdell (2025).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2011Onychopterellidae Lamsdell
2013Onychopterellidae Dunlop et al.
2025Onychopterellidae Lamsdell

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
—Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaGravenhorst 1843
RankNameAuthor
—Deuteropoda
subphylumChelicerataHeymons 1901
orderEurypteridaHuxley 1857
suborderEurypterinaNovojilov 1962
superfamilyOnychopterelloideaLamsdell 2011
familyOnychopterellidaeLamsdell 2011
familyOnychopterellidaeLamsdell 2011

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. †Onychopterellidae Lamsdell 2011
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G. †Onychopterella Størmer 1951
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†Onychopterella augusti Braddy et al. 1995
†Onychopterella kokomoensis Miller and Gurley 1896
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Invalid names: Eurypterus ranilarva Clarke and Ruedemann 1912 [synonym]
Invalid names: Onychopterus Clarke and Ruedemann 1912 [synonym]
G. †Tylopterella Størmer 1951
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 Hirnantian to the top of the Pridoli or 445.20000 to 419.62000 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Hirnantian445.2 - 443.1South Africa Onychopterella augusti (26994)
Llandovery443.1 - 432.9USA (Illinois) Onychopterella pumilis (13853)
Ludlow426.7 - 422.7Canada (Ontario) Tylopterella boylei (14196)
Ludfordian425.0 - 422.7USA (Indiana) Onychopterella kokomoensis (14207)
Pridoli422.7 - 419.62USA (Indiana) Onychopterella kokomoensis (518)