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Checklist for Class Merostomata Woodward, 1866 (Horseshoe crabs)
and region Canada (North America)


Class
 
Merostomata
Woodward, 1866
Horseshoe crabs, Merostomates
10
24
26
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Canada
10 Families width 26 Species
Pterygotidae Clarke & Rue..., 19129SpeciesTaxom
Adelophthalmidae Tollerton, 19890SpeciesTaxom
Belinuridae Zittel and E..., 19130SpeciesTaxom
Carcinosomatidae Størmer, 19342SpeciesTaxom
Drepanopteridae Kjellesvig-W..., 19660SpeciesTaxom
Eurypteridae De Kay, 182510SpeciesTaxom
Euproopidae Eller, 19381SpeciesTaxom
Rhenopteridae Størmer, 19510SpeciesTaxom
Limulidae Leach, 1819Horseshoe Crab1SpeciesTaxom
Pseudoniscidae Packard, 18860SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Canada
15 Genera with 26 Species
Acutiramus Ruedemann, 18592SpeciesTaxom
Adelophthalmus Jordan, 1854
0SpeciesTaxom
Belinurus König, 1825
0SpeciesTaxom
Carcinosoma Claypole, 02SpeciesTaxom
Drepanopterus Laurie, 1892
0SpeciesTaxom
Erettopterus Salter, 18791SpeciesTaxom
Erieopterus Kjellesvig-W..., 19713SpeciesTaxom
Euproops Meek, 19181SpeciesTaxom
Eurypterus De Kay, 18256SpeciesTaxom
Leiopterella Lamsdell, Br..., 2010
0SpeciesTaxom
Limulus Mueller, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Paracarcinosoma Caster & Kje..., 1964
0SpeciesTaxom
Pseudoniscus Nieszkowski, 1859
0SpeciesTaxom
Pterygotus Agassiz, 19536SpeciesTaxom
Tylopterella Størmer, 01SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Canada
26 Species
Acutiramus cummingsi Grote & Pitt, 1875
Acutiramus macrophthalmus Hall, 1859
Carcinosoma libertyi Copeland & B..., 1960
Carcinosoma logani
Erettopterus canadensis Dawson, 1879
Erieopterus laticeps Schmidt, 1883
Erieopterus microphthalmus Hall, 1859
Erieopterus phillipsensis Copeland, 1971
Euproops amia Woodward, 1918
Eurypterus dekayi Hall, 1859
Eurypterus lacustris Harlan, 1834
Eurypterus leopoldi Tetlie, 2006
Eurypterus pulicaris
Eurypterus quebecensis Kjellesvig-W..., 1958
Eurypterus remipes Dekay, 1825
Limulus polyphemus Linnaeus, 1758American Horseshoe Crab
Pterygotus (Pterygotus) atlanticus
Pterygotus (Pterygotus) gaspensis
Pterygotus anglicus Agassiz, 1844
Pterygotus canadensis
Pterygotus cobbi var. juvenis..., 1912
Pterygotus gaspesiensis Russell, 1953
Tylopterella boylei

Subnodes of Merostomata with occurrences in Canada
OrderEurypterida
Burmeister, 1843
Eurypterids, Sea scorpions
6
17
23
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

OrderXiphosura
Latreille, 1802
Horseshoe crabs
4
6
3
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Merostomata at artfakta.se
Merostomata at dyntaxa.se
Merostomata at gbif.org
Merostomata at irmng.org
Merostomata at itis.gov
Merostomata at marinespecies.org