Pterygotioidea | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
Class: | Merostomata |
Order: | Eurypterida |
Superfamily: | Pterygotioidea Clarke & Ruedemann, 1912 |
Pterygotioidea is an extinct superfamily of Palaeozoic eurypterids, and includes the family Pterygotidae together with the more basal genera Hughmilleria, Herefordopterus and Slimonia.[1] A total of around 54 species in 9 genera are included in the superfamily.[2]