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Checklist for Order Eurypterida Burmeister, 1843 (Eurypterids)
and region Wenlock (Silurian)


Class
 		Merostomata
Woodward, 1866
Horseshoe crabs, Merostomates		7
18
31		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Order
 		Eurypterida ♰
Burmeister, 1843
Eurypterids, Sea scorpions		6
16
30		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 


List of families for Wenlock
6 Families width 30 Species
Rhenopteridae Størmer, 19512SpeciesTaxom
Carcinosomatidae Størmer, 19341SpeciesTaxom
Pterygotidae Clarke & Rue..., 19128SpeciesTaxom
Eurypteridae De Kay, 18254SpeciesTaxom
Slimonidae1SpeciesTaxom
Parastylonuridae Waterston, 19791SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Wenlock
9 Genera with 30 Species
Brachyopterella Kjellesvig-W..., 01SpeciesTaxom
Carcinosoma Claypole, 01SpeciesTaxom
Erettopterus Salter, 18833SpeciesTaxom
Erieopterus Kjellesvig-W..., 18831SpeciesTaxom
Eurypterus De Kay, 19573SpeciesTaxom
Kiaeropterus Waterston, 01SpeciesTaxom
Pterygotus Agassiz, 19645SpeciesTaxom
Slimonia Page, 19731SpeciesTaxom
Stylonurella Kjellesvig-W..., 01SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Wenlock
30 Species
Brachyopterella pentagonalis ♰
Carcinosoma logani ♰
Erettopterus carinatus ♰
Erettopterus holmi ♰ Størmer, 1934
Erettopterus laticauda ♰ Schmidt, 1883
Erieopterus laticeps ♰ Schmidt, 1883
Eurypterus loi ♰ Chang, 1957
Eurypterus styliformis ♰ Chang, 1957
Eurypterus yangi ♰ Chang, 1957
Kiaeropterus ruedemanni ♰
Pterygotus canadensis ♰
Pterygotus grandidentatus ♰ Kjellesvig-W..., 1961
Pterygotus holmi ♰
Pterygotus impactus ♰
Pterygotus marylandicus ♰ Kjellesvig-W..., 1964
Slimonia boliviana ♰ Kjellesvig-W..., 1973
Stylonurella reudemanni ♰

Subnodes of Eurypterida with occurrences in Wenlock
SuborderStylonurina ♰
Diener, 1924
2
3
3		Families
Genera
Species
Taxom

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

FamilyCarcinosomatidae ♰
Størmer, 1934
1
1		Genus
Species
Taxom

FamilyEurypteridae ♰
De Kay, 1825
2
4		Genera
Species
Taxom

FamilySlimonidae ♰
1
1		Genus
Species
Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Eurypterida at irmng.org