Stylonurus
Stylonurus is a genus of prehistoric eurypterid of the family Stylonuridae. The genus contains three species: Stylonurus powriensis from the Devonian of Scotland, Stylonurus shaffneri from the Devonian of Pennsylvania and Stylonurus perspicillum from the Devonian of Germany.
| Stylonurus Temporal range: | |
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| Restoration of S. powriensis. | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Order: | †Eurypterida |
| Superfamily: | †Stylonuroidea |
| Family: | †Stylonuridae |
| Genus: | †Stylonurus Page, 1856 |
| Type species | |
| Stylonurus powriensis Page, 1856 | |
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The assignment of S. perspicillum and S. schaffneri to the genus is doubtful. A previously assigned species, S. ensiformis, is today regarded as synonymous with S. powriensis.
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