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


Class
 
Merostomata
Woodward, 1866
Horseshoe crabs, Merostomates
25
79
151
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Eurypterida ♰
Burmeister, 1843
Eurypterids, Sea scorpions
14
47
118
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for North America
14 Families width 118 Species and 1 Subspecies
Pterygotidae Clarke & Rue..., 191237SpeciesTaxom
Adelophthalmidae Tollerton, 19897SpeciesTaxom
Rhenopteridae Størmer, 19512SpeciesTaxom
Carcinosomatidae Størmer, 19348SpeciesTaxom
Stylonuridae Diener, 19247SpeciesTaxom
Drepanopteridae Kjellesvig-W..., 19661SpeciesTaxom
Eurypteridae De Kay, 182521SpeciesTaxom
Hardieopteridae Tollerton, 19893SpeciesTaxom
Hibbertopteridae Kjellesvig-W..., 19590SpeciesTaxom
Kokomopteridae Kjellesvig-W..., 19661SpeciesTaxom
Mycteroptidae Cope, 18862SpeciesTaxom
Slimonidae0SpeciesTaxom
Moselopteridae Lamsdell & al., 20100SpeciesTaxom
Parastylonuridae Waterston, 19790SpeciesTaxom


Genera for North America
29 Genera with 118 Species
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Acutiramus Ruedemann, 19556SpeciesTaxom
Adelophthalmus Jordan, 19247SpeciesTaxom
Brachyopterus Størmer, 1951
0SpeciesTaxom
Carcinosoma Claypole, 07SpeciesTaxom
Ciurcopterus Tetlie & Briggs, 2009
0SpeciesTaxom
Ctenopterus Clarke & Rue..., 18832SpeciesTaxom
Dorfopterus Kjellesvig-W..., 19551SpeciesTaxom
Drepanopterus Laurie, 01SpeciesTaxom
Erettopterus Salter, 19557SpeciesTaxom
Erieopterus Kjellesvig-W..., 19628SpeciesTaxom
Eurypteria
0SpeciesTaxom
Eurypterus De Kay, 18259SpeciesTaxom
Hallipterus Kjellesvig-W..., 19632SpeciesTaxom
Hardieopterus Waterson, 01SpeciesTaxom
Hastimima White, 1908
0SpeciesTaxom
Jaekelopterus Waterston, 1964
0SpeciesTaxom
Kiaeropterus Waterston, 01SpeciesTaxom
Kokomopterus Kjellesvig-W..., 01SpeciesTaxom
Leiopterella Lamsdell, Br..., 2010
0SpeciesTaxom
Megalograptus Miller, 19643SpeciesTaxom
Mycterops Cope, 19842SpeciesTaxom
Paracarcinosoma Caster & Kje..., 01SpeciesTaxom
Pterygotus Agassiz, 195525SpeciesTaxom
Rhenopterus Størmer, 01SpeciesTaxom
Slimonia Page, 1856
0SpeciesTaxom
Stoermeropterus Lamsdell, 2011
0SpeciesTaxom
Stylonurella Kjellesvig-W..., 1966
0SpeciesTaxom
Stylonurus Page, 04SpeciesTaxom
Tylopterella Størmer, 01SpeciesTaxom


Species list for North America
118 Species and 1 Subspecies
Acutiramus cummingsi ♰ Grote & Pitt, 1875
Acutiramus floweri ♰ Kjellesvig-W..., 1955
Acutiramus macrophthalmus ♰ Hall, 1859
Acutiramus perryensis ♰ Leutze, 1958
Acutiramus suwaneensis ♰
Acutiramus suwanneensis ♰ Kjellesvig-W..., 1955
Adelophthalmus approximatus ♰ Hall & Clarke, 1888
Adelophthalmus luceroensis ♰ Kues & Kietzke, 1981
Adelophthalmus mansfieldi ♰ Hall, 1877
Adelophthalmus mazonensis ♰ Meek & Worthen, 1868
Adelophthalmus nebraskensis ♰ Barbour, 1914
Adelophthalmus pennsylvanicus ♰ Hall, 1877
Adelophthalmus sellardsi ♰ Dunbar, 1924
Carcinosoma ingens ♰ Claypole, 1894
Carcinosoma libertyi ♰ Copeland & B..., 1960
Carcinosoma logani ♰
Carcinosoma newlini ♰ Claypole, 1890
Carcinosoma scorpionis ♰
Carcinosoma spiniferum ♰ Kjellesvig-W..., 1962
Carcinosoma spiniferus ♰
Ctenopterus cestrotus ♰ Clarke, 1907
Ctenopterus lacoana ♰ Claypole, 1883
Dorfopterus angusticollis ♰ Kjellesvig-W..., 1955
Drepanopterus nodosus ♰
Erettopterus canadensis ♰ Dawson, 1879
Erettopterus exophthalmus ♰ Kjellesvig-W..., 1966
Erettopterus globiceps ♰ Clarke & Rue..., 1912
Erettopterus grandis ♰ Pohlman, 1881
Erettopterus saetiger ♰ Kjellesvig-W..., 1964
Erettopterus serratus ♰ Kjellesvig-W..., 1961
Erettopterus waylandsmithi ♰ Kjellesvig-W..., 1955
Erieopterus eriensis ♰ Whitfield, 1882
Erieopterus hypsophthalmus ♰ Kjellesvig-W..., 1958
Erieopterus laticeps ♰ Schmidt, 1883
Erieopterus latus ♰ Ruedemann, 1935
Erieopterus limuloides ♰ Kjellesvig-W..., 1948
Erieopterus microphthalmus ♰ Hall, 1859
Erieopterus phillipsensis ♰ Copeland, 1971
Erieopterus turgidus ♰ Stumm & Kjel..., 1962
Eurypterus dekayi ♰ Hall, 1859
Eurypterus laculatus ♰ Kjellesvig-W..., 1958
Eurypterus lacustris ♰ Harlan, 1834
Eurypterus leopoldi ♰ Tetlie, 2006
Eurypterus ornatus ♰ Leutze, 1958
Eurypterus pittsfordensis ♰ Sarle, 1903
Eurypterus pulicaris ♰
Eurypterus quebecensis ♰ Kjellesvig-W..., 1958
Eurypterus remipes ♰ Dekay, 1825
Hallipterus excelsior ♰ E.N. Kjelles..., 1963
Hallipterus lacoanus ♰ E.N. Kjelles..., 1963
Hardieopterus myops ♰
Kiaeropterus otisius ♰
Kokomopterus longicaudatus ♰
Megalograptus ohioensis ♰ Caster & Kje..., 1955
Megalograptus shideleri Caster & Kje..., 1964
Megalograptus williamsae Caster & Kje..., 1964
Mycterops ordinatus ♰ Cope, 1886
Mycterops whitei ♰ Schram, 1984
Paracarcinosoma scorpionis ♰
Pterygotus (Erettopterus) serratus ♰
Pterygotus (Pterygotus) atlanticus ♰
Pterygotus (Pterygotus) carmani ♰ Kjellesvig-W..., 1961
Pterygotus (Pterygotus) elleri ♰
Pterygotus (Pterygotus) gaspensis ♰
Pterygotus (Pterygotus) howelli ♰
Pterygotus (Pterygotus) montanensis ♰
Pterygotus acuticaudatus (Pohlman, 1882)⇒ Acutiramus cummingsi Grote & Pitt, 1875
Pterygotus anglicus ♰ Agassiz, 1844
Pterygotus buffaloensis (Pohlman, 1881)⇒ Acutiramus cummingsi Grote & Pitt, 1875
Pterygotus canadensis ♰
Pterygotus cobbi ♰ var. juvenis..., 1912
Pterygotus cobbi juvenis Clarke & Rue..., 1912
Pterygotus cummingsi ♰ Grote & Pitt, 1875
Pterygotus floridanus ♰ Kjellesvig-W..., 1950
Pterygotus floweri Kjellesvig-W..., 1955
Pterygotus gaspesiensis ♰ Russell, 1953
Pterygotus juvensis ♰
Pterygotus marylandicus ♰ Kjellesvig-W..., 1964
Pterygotus monroensis ♰ Sarle, 1902
Pterygotus osborni (Hall, 1859)⇒ Acutiramus macrophthalmus Hall, 1859
Pterygotus princetonii Ruedemann, 1934
Pterygotus quadraticaudatus (Pohlman, 1882)⇒ Acutiramus cummingsi Grote & Pitt, 1875
Pterygotus ventricosus ♰
Pterygotus waylandsmithi ♰ Kjellesvig-W..., 1955
Rhenopterus maccarthyi ♰
Stylonurus alveolatus
Stylonurus arnoldi ♰
Stylonurus beecheri ♰
Stylonurus wrightianus ♰
Tylopterella boylei ♰

Subnodes of Eurypterida with occurrences in North America
SuborderStylonurina ♰
Diener, 1924
9
15
16
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyAdelophthalmoidea ♰
Tetlie & Van Roy, 2006
1
1
7
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyPterygotioidea ♰
Clarke & Ruedemann, 1912
1
5
37
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyCarcinosomatidae ♰
Størmer, 1934
2
8
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyEurypteridae ♰
De Kay, 1825
5
21
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilySlimonidae ♰
1
0
Genus
Species

Taxom



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