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Checklist for Family Pterygotidae Clarke & Ruedemann, 1912
and region Australasia (Oceania)


Class
 		Merostomata
Woodward, 1866
Horseshoe crabs, Merostomates		6
11
13		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Order
 		Eurypterida ♰
Burmeister, 1843
Eurypterids, Sea scorpions		3
5
9		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 		Pterygotioidea ♰
Clarke & Ruedemann, 1912
1
2
6		Family
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 
FamilyPterygotidae ♰
Clarke & Ruedemann, 1912
2
6		Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 


Genera for Australasia
2 Genera with 6 Species
Acutiramus Ruedemann, 19945SpeciesTaxom
Pterygotus Agassiz, 18991SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Australasia
6 Species
Acutiramus bipunctatus ♰ Harris, 2014
Acutiramus cumulus ♰ Harris, 2014
Acutiramus edenensis ♰ Harris, 2014
Acutiramus iwasakii ♰ Harris, 2014
Acutiramus sesquimaculata ♰ Harris, 1994
Pterygotus australis ♰ Mccoy, 1899


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