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


Class
 
Merostomata
Woodward, 1866
Horseshoe crabs, Merostomates
16
31
45
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Eurypterida ♰
Burmeister, 1843
Eurypterids, Sea scorpions
12
24
39
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Scotland
12 Families width 39 Species
Rhenopteridae Størmer, 19511SpeciesTaxom
Carcinosomatidae Størmer, 19345SpeciesTaxom
Drepanopteridae Kjellesvig-W..., 19661SpeciesTaxom
Pterygotidae Clarke & Rue..., 19124SpeciesTaxom
Eurypteridae De Kay, 18253SpeciesTaxom
Hardieopteridae Tollerton, 19893SpeciesTaxom
Hibbertopteridae Kjellesvig-W..., 19591SpeciesTaxom
Kokomopteridae Kjellesvig-W..., 19661SpeciesTaxom
Stylonuridae Diener, 19248SpeciesTaxom
Parastylonuridae Waterston, 19794SpeciesTaxom
Slimonidae2SpeciesTaxom
Moselopteridae Lamsdell & al., 20101SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Scotland
19 Genera with 39 Species
Brachyopterella Kjellesvig-W..., 01SpeciesTaxom
Carcinosoma Claypole, 18994SpeciesTaxom
Drepanopterus Laurie, 18921SpeciesTaxom
Erettopterus Salter, 18781SpeciesTaxom
Erieopterus Kjellesvig-W..., 18641SpeciesTaxom
Eurypterus De Kay, 18992SpeciesTaxom
Hardieopterus Waterson, 18922SpeciesTaxom
Hibbertopterus Kjellesvig-W..., 18361SpeciesTaxom
Lamontopterus Waterston, 01SpeciesTaxom
Laurieipterus Kjellesvig-W..., 18991SpeciesTaxom
Pagea Waterston, 19621SpeciesTaxom
Paracarcinosoma Caster & Kje..., 01SpeciesTaxom
Parastylonurus Kjellesvig-W..., 19713SpeciesTaxom
Pterygotus Agassiz, 03SpeciesTaxom
Slimonia Page, 18992SpeciesTaxom
Stoermeropterus Lamsdell, 18991SpeciesTaxom
Stylonurella Kjellesvig-W..., 01SpeciesTaxom
Stylonurus Page, 18566SpeciesTaxom
Tarsopterella Størmer, 01SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Scotland
39 Species
Brachyopterella ritchiei ♰
Carcinosoma scorpioides ♰ Woodward, 1868
Carcinosoma scorpionoides ♰
Carcinosoma scoticum ♰
Carcinosoma scoticus ♰ Laurie, 1899
Drepanopterus pentlandicus ♰ Laurie, 1892
Erettopterus bilobus ♰ var. perorna..., 1878
Erieopterus brewsteri ♰ Woodward, 1864
Eurypterus cephalaspis ♰ Salter, 1856
Eurypterus minor ♰ Laurie, 1899
Hardieopterus lanarkensis ♰
Hardieopterus macrophthalmus ♰ Laurie, 1892
Hibbertopterus scouleri ♰ Hibbert, 1836
Lamontopterus knoxae ♰
Laurieipterus elegans ♰ M. Laurie, 1899
Pagea sturrocki ♰ Waterston, 1962
Paracarcinosoma obesus ♰
Parastylonurus hendersoni ♰ Waterston, 1979
Parastylonurus ornatus ♰ Laurie, 1892
Parastylonurus sigmoidalis ♰ Kjellesvig-W..., 1971
Pterygotus anglicus ♰ Agassiz, 1844
Pterygotus lanarkensis ♰ Kjellesvig-W..., 1964
Pterygotus minor ♰
Slimonia acuminata ♰ Salter, 1856
Slimonia dubia ♰ Laurie, 1899
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 Scotland
SuborderStylonurina ♰
Diener, 1924
8
12
20
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyPterygotioidea ♰
Clarke & Ruedemann, 1912
1
2
4
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyCarcinosomatidae ♰
Størmer, 1934
2
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyEurypteridae ♰
De Kay, 1825
2
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilySlimonidae ♰
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Eurypterida at irmng.org