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Checklist for Family Eurypteridae De Kay, 1825
and region Silurian (Paleozoic)


Class
 
Merostomata
Woodward, 1866
Horseshoe crabs, Merostomates
13
54
166
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Eurypterida
Burmeister, 1843
Eurypterids, Sea scorpions
11
45
162
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyEurypteridae
De Kay, 1825
3
17
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Silurian
3 Genera with 17 Species
Erieopterus Kjellesvig-W..., 19627SpeciesTaxom
Eurypterus De Kay, 19579SpeciesTaxom
Tylopterella Størmer, 01SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Silurian
17 Species
Erieopterus eriensis Whitfield, 1882
Erieopterus hypsophthalmus Kjellesvig-W..., 1958
Erieopterus laticeps Schmidt, 1883
Erieopterus limuloides Kjellesvig-W..., 1948
Erieopterus microphthalmus Hall, 1859
Erieopterus phillipsensis Copeland, 1971
Erieopterus turgidus Stumm & Kjel..., 1962
Eurypterus cephalaspis Salter, 1856
Eurypterus dekayi Hall, 1859
Eurypterus laculatus Kjellesvig-W..., 1958
Eurypterus loi Chang, 1957
Eurypterus ornatus Leutze, 1958
Eurypterus pittsfordensis Sarle, 1903
Eurypterus remipes Dekay, 1825
Eurypterus styliformis Chang, 1957
Eurypterus yangi Chang, 1957
Tylopterella boylei


Links, sources and further information
Eurypteridae at gbif.org
Eurypteridae at irmng.org