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Checklist for Class Merostomata Woodward, 1866 (Horseshoe crabs)
and region New York (USA)


Class
 
Merostomata
Woodward, 1866
Horseshoe crabs, Merostomates
11
38
50
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for New York
11 Families width 50 Species
Pterygotidae Clarke & Rue..., 191211SpeciesTaxom
Rhenopteridae Størmer, 19512SpeciesTaxom
Carcinosomatidae Størmer, 19343SpeciesTaxom
Stylonuridae Diener, 19243SpeciesTaxom
Diploaspididae Størmer, 19721SpeciesTaxom
Eurypteridae De Kay, 18256SpeciesTaxom
Hardieopteridae Tollerton, 19892SpeciesTaxom
Limulidae Leach, 1819Horseshoe Crab1SpeciesTaxom
Pseudoniscidae Packard, 18860SpeciesTaxom
Slimonidae0SpeciesTaxom
Weinberginidae Richter & Ri..., 19290SpeciesTaxom


Genera for New York
21 Genera with 50 Species
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Acutiramus Ruedemann, 18592SpeciesTaxom
Brachyopterus Størmer, 1951
0SpeciesTaxom
Carcinosoma Claypole, 02SpeciesTaxom
Ciurcopterus Tetlie & Briggs, 2009
0SpeciesTaxom
Ctenopterus Clarke & Rue..., 18832SpeciesTaxom
Diploaspis Stormer, 20161SpeciesTaxom
Erettopterus Salter, 18812SpeciesTaxom
Erieopterus Kjellesvig-W..., 18591SpeciesTaxom
Eurypterus De Kay, 18255SpeciesTaxom
Hallipterus Kjellesvig-W..., 19631SpeciesTaxom
Hardieopterus Waterson, 01SpeciesTaxom
Kiaeropterus Waterston, 01SpeciesTaxom
Limulus Mueller, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Megalograptus Miller, 1874
0SpeciesTaxom
Paracarcinosoma Caster & Kje..., 01SpeciesTaxom
Pseudoniscus Nieszkowski, 1859
0SpeciesTaxom
Pterygotus Agassiz, 19557SpeciesTaxom
Rhenopterus Størmer, 01SpeciesTaxom
Slimonia Page, 1856
0SpeciesTaxom
Stylonurus Page, 01SpeciesTaxom
Willwerathia Stormer, 1969
0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for New York
50 Species
Acutiramus floweri Kjellesvig-W..., 1955
Acutiramus macrophthalmus Hall, 1859
Carcinosoma scorpionis
Carcinosoma spiniferus
Ctenopterus cestrotus Clarke, 1907
Ctenopterus lacoana Claypole, 1883
Diploaspis praecursor Lamsdell & B..., 2016
Erettopterus globiceps Clarke & Rue..., 1912
Erettopterus grandis Pohlman, 1881
Erieopterus microphthalmus Hall, 1859
Eurypterus dekayi Hall, 1859
Eurypterus laculatus Kjellesvig-W..., 1958
Eurypterus lacustris Harlan, 1834
Eurypterus pittsfordensis Sarle, 1903
Eurypterus remipes Dekay, 1825
Hallipterus excelsior E.N. Kjelles..., 1963
Hardieopterus myops
Kiaeropterus otisius
Limulus polyphemus Linnaeus, 1758American Horseshoe Crab
Paracarcinosoma scorpionis
Pterygotus (Pterygotus) elleri
Pterygotus cobbi var. juvenis..., 1912
Pterygotus cummingsi Grote & Pitt, 1875
Pterygotus floweri Kjellesvig-W..., 1955
Pterygotus juvensis
Pterygotus monroensis Sarle, 1902
Pterygotus waylandsmithi Kjellesvig-W..., 1955
Rhenopterus maccarthyi
Stylonurus wrightianus

Subnodes of Merostomata with occurrences in New York
OrderEurypterida
Burmeister, 1843
Eurypterids, Sea scorpions
7
30
46
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

OrderXiphosura
Latreille, 1802
Horseshoe crabs
4
5
2
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