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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