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


Class
 
Merostomata
Woodward, 1866
Horseshoe crabs, Merostomates
7
21
25
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Eurypterida
Burmeister, 1843
Eurypterids, Sea scorpions
5
18
22
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Scandinavia
5 Families width 22 Species
Pterygotidae Clarke & Rue..., 19125SpeciesTaxom
Rhenopteridae Størmer, 19512SpeciesTaxom
Eurypteridae De Kay, 18253SpeciesTaxom
Carcinosomatidae Størmer, 19340SpeciesTaxom
Parastylonuridae Waterston, 19791SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Scandinavia
9 Genera with 22 Species
Acutiramus Ruedemann, 1935
0SpeciesTaxom
Brachyopterella Kjellesvig-W..., 01SpeciesTaxom
Erettopterus Salter, 19343SpeciesTaxom
Erieopterus Kjellesvig-W..., 18831SpeciesTaxom
Eurypterus De Kay, 18252SpeciesTaxom
Kiaeropterus Waterston, 01SpeciesTaxom
Paracarcinosoma Caster & Kje..., 1964
0SpeciesTaxom
Pterygotus Agassiz, 19552SpeciesTaxom
Stylonurella Kjellesvig-W..., 01SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Scandinavia
22 Species
Brachyopterella pentagonalis
Erettopterus carinatus
Erettopterus holmi Størmer, 1934
Erettopterus vogti Størmer, 1934
Erieopterus laticeps Schmidt, 1883
Eurypterus hankeni Tetlie, 2006
Eurypterus remipes Dekay, 1825
Kiaeropterus ruedemanni
Pterygotus holmi
Pterygotus waylandsmithi Kjellesvig-W..., 1955
Stylonurella reudemanni

Subnodes of Eurypterida with occurrences in Scandinavia
SuborderStylonurina
Diener, 1924
2
3
3
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyPterygotioidea
Clarke & Ruedemann, 1912
1
3
5
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyCarcinosomatidae
Størmer, 1934
1
0
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyEurypteridae
De Kay, 1825
2
3
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Eurypterida at irmng.org