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Checklist for Order Eurypterida Burmeister, 1843 (Eurypterids)
and region Canada (North America)


Class
 
Merostomata
Woodward, 1866
Horseshoe crabs, Merostomates
10
24
26
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Eurypterida
Burmeister, 1843
Eurypterids, Sea scorpions
6
17
23
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Canada
6 Families width 23 Species
Pterygotidae Clarke & Rue..., 19129SpeciesTaxom
Adelophthalmidae Tollerton, 19890SpeciesTaxom
Carcinosomatidae Størmer, 19342SpeciesTaxom
Drepanopteridae Kjellesvig-W..., 19660SpeciesTaxom
Eurypteridae De Kay, 182510SpeciesTaxom
Rhenopteridae Størmer, 19510SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Canada
11 Genera with 23 Species
Acutiramus Ruedemann, 18592SpeciesTaxom
Adelophthalmus Jordan, 1854
0SpeciesTaxom
Carcinosoma Claypole, 02SpeciesTaxom
Drepanopterus Laurie, 1892
0SpeciesTaxom
Erettopterus Salter, 18791SpeciesTaxom
Erieopterus Kjellesvig-W..., 19713SpeciesTaxom
Eurypterus De Kay, 18256SpeciesTaxom
Leiopterella Lamsdell, Br..., 2010
0SpeciesTaxom
Paracarcinosoma Caster & Kje..., 1964
0SpeciesTaxom
Pterygotus Agassiz, 19536SpeciesTaxom
Tylopterella Størmer, 01SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Canada
23 Species
Acutiramus cummingsi Grote & Pitt, 1875
Acutiramus macrophthalmus Hall, 1859
Carcinosoma libertyi Copeland & B..., 1960
Carcinosoma logani
Erettopterus canadensis Dawson, 1879
Erieopterus laticeps Schmidt, 1883
Erieopterus microphthalmus Hall, 1859
Erieopterus phillipsensis Copeland, 1971
Eurypterus dekayi Hall, 1859
Eurypterus lacustris Harlan, 1834
Eurypterus leopoldi Tetlie, 2006
Eurypterus pulicaris
Eurypterus quebecensis Kjellesvig-W..., 1958
Eurypterus remipes Dekay, 1825
Pterygotus (Pterygotus) atlanticus
Pterygotus (Pterygotus) gaspensis
Pterygotus anglicus Agassiz, 1844
Pterygotus canadensis
Pterygotus cobbi var. juvenis..., 1912
Pterygotus gaspesiensis Russell, 1953
Tylopterella boylei

Subnodes of Eurypterida with occurrences in Canada
SuborderStylonurina
Diener, 1924
2
2
0
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyAdelophthalmoidea
Tetlie & Van Roy, 2006
1
1
0
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyPterygotioidea
Clarke & Ruedemann, 1912
1
3
9
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyCarcinosomatidae
Størmer, 1934
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyEurypteridae
De Kay, 1825
3
10
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Eurypterida at irmng.org