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Checklist for Order Eurypterida Burmeister, 1843 (Eurypterids)
and region Great Britain (United Kingdom)


Class
 
Merostomata
Woodward, 1866
Horseshoe crabs, Merostomates
21
46
89
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Eurypterida
Burmeister, 1843
Eurypterids, Sea scorpions
13
32
68
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Great Britain
13 Families width 68 Species
Adelophthalmidae Tollerton, 19892SpeciesTaxom
Rhenopteridae Størmer, 19511SpeciesTaxom
Carcinosomatidae Størmer, 19347SpeciesTaxom
Drepanopteridae Kjellesvig-W..., 19662SpeciesTaxom
Pterygotidae Clarke & Rue..., 191216SpeciesTaxom
Eurypteridae De Kay, 18254SpeciesTaxom
Hardieopteridae Tollerton, 19894SpeciesTaxom
Hibbertopteridae Kjellesvig-W..., 19591SpeciesTaxom
Kokomopteridae Kjellesvig-W..., 19661SpeciesTaxom
Stylonuridae Diener, 19249SpeciesTaxom
Parastylonuridae Waterston, 19794SpeciesTaxom
Slimonidae3SpeciesTaxom
Moselopteridae Lamsdell & al., 20101SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Great Britain
20 Genera with 68 Species
Adelophthalmus Jordan, 18882SpeciesTaxom
Brachyopterella Kjellesvig-W..., 01SpeciesTaxom
Carcinosoma Claypole, 18996SpeciesTaxom
Drepanopterus Laurie, 18922SpeciesTaxom
Erettopterus Salter, 19617SpeciesTaxom
Erieopterus Kjellesvig-W..., 18641SpeciesTaxom
Eurypterus De Kay, 18253SpeciesTaxom
Hardieopterus Waterson, 03SpeciesTaxom
Hibbertopterus Kjellesvig-W..., 18361SpeciesTaxom
Lamontopterus Waterston, 01SpeciesTaxom
Laurieipterus Kjellesvig-W..., 18991SpeciesTaxom
Pagea Waterston, 18592SpeciesTaxom
Paracarcinosoma Caster & Kje..., 01SpeciesTaxom
Parastylonurus Kjellesvig-W..., 19713SpeciesTaxom
Pterygotus Agassiz, 09SpeciesTaxom
Slimonia Page, 03SpeciesTaxom
Stoermeropterus Lamsdell, 18991SpeciesTaxom
Stylonurella Kjellesvig-W..., 01SpeciesTaxom
Stylonurus Page, 18566SpeciesTaxom
Tarsopterella Størmer, 01SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Great Britain
68 Species
Adelophthalmus kidstoni Peach, 1888
Adelophthalmus wilsoni Woodward, 1888
Brachyopterella ritchiei
Carcinosoma harleyi Kjellesvig-W..., 1961
Carcinosoma punctatum Salter, 1859
Carcinosoma scorpioides Woodward, 1868
Carcinosoma scorpionoides
Carcinosoma scoticum
Carcinosoma scoticus Laurie, 1899
Drepanopterus abonensis Simpson, 1951
Drepanopterus pentlandicus Laurie, 1892
Erettopterus balli
Erettopterus bilobus var. perorna..., 1878
Erettopterus brodiei Kjellesvig-W..., 1961
Erettopterus gigas Salter, 1859
Erettopterus marstoni Kjellesvig-W..., 1961
Erettopterus megalodon Kjellesvig-W..., 1961
Erettopterus spatulatus Kjellesvig-W..., 1961
Erieopterus brewsteri Woodward, 1864
Eurypterus cephalaspis Salter, 1856
Eurypterus minor Laurie, 1899
Eurypterus remipes Dekay, 1825
Hardieopterus lanarkensis
Hardieopterus macrophthalmus Laurie, 1892
Hardieopterus megalops
Hibbertopterus scouleri Hibbert, 1836
Lamontopterus knoxae
Laurieipterus elegans M. Laurie, 1899
Pagea sturrocki Waterston, 1962
Pagea symondsii Salter, 1859
Paracarcinosoma obesus
Parastylonurus hendersoni Waterston, 1979
Parastylonurus ornatus Laurie, 1892
Parastylonurus sigmoidalis Kjellesvig-W..., 1971
Pterygotus anglicus Agassiz, 1844
Pterygotus arcuatus
Pterygotus denticulatus Kjellesvig-W..., 1961
Pterygotus grandidentatus Kjellesvig-W..., 1961
Pterygotus lanarkensis Kjellesvig-W..., 1964
Pterygotus lightbodyi Kjellesvig-W..., 1961
Pterygotus ludensis Salter, 1859
Pterygotus minor
Pterygotus taurinus
Slimonia acuminata Salter, 1856
Slimonia dubia Laurie, 1899
Slimonia stylops
Stoermeropterus conicus M. Laurie, 1899
Stylonurella spiniceps
Stylonurus conicus Laurie, 1892
Stylonurus elegans Laurie, 1899
Stylonurus ensiformis Woodward, 1864
Stylonurus macrophthalmus Laurie, 1892
Stylonurus ornatus Laurie, 1892
Stylonurus powriensis Page, 1856
Tarsopterella scotica

Subnodes of Eurypterida with occurrences in Great Britain
SuborderStylonurina
Diener, 1924
8
12
23
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyAdelophthalmoidea
Tetlie & Van Roy, 2006
1
1
2
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyPterygotioidea
Clarke & Ruedemann, 1912
1
2
16
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyCarcinosomatidae
Størmer, 1934
2
7
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyEurypteridae
De Kay, 1825
2
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilySlimonidae
1
3
Genus
Species

Taxom



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Eurypterida at irmng.org