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Checklist for Class Merostomata Woodward, 1866 (Horseshoe crabs)
and region Ontario (East Canada, Canada)


Class
 
Merostomata
Woodward, 1866
Horseshoe crabs, Merostomates
4
14
8
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Ontario
4 Families width 8 Species
Pterygotidae Clarke & Rue..., 19121SpeciesTaxom
Carcinosomatidae Størmer, 19342SpeciesTaxom
Eurypteridae De Kay, 18254SpeciesTaxom
Pseudoniscidae Packard, 18860SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Ontario
8 Genera with 8 Species
Acutiramus Ruedemann, 1935
0SpeciesTaxom
Carcinosoma Claypole, 02SpeciesTaxom
Erieopterus Kjellesvig-W..., 1958
0SpeciesTaxom
Eurypterus De Kay, 18253SpeciesTaxom
Paracarcinosoma Caster & Kje..., 1964
0SpeciesTaxom
Pseudoniscus Nieszkowski, 1859
0SpeciesTaxom
Pterygotus Agassiz, 01SpeciesTaxom
Tylopterella Størmer, 01SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Ontario
8 Species
Carcinosoma libertyi Copeland & B..., 1960
Carcinosoma logani
Eurypterus dekayi Hall, 1859
Eurypterus lacustris Harlan, 1834
Eurypterus remipes Dekay, 1825
Pterygotus canadensis
Tylopterella boylei

Subnodes of Merostomata with occurrences in Ontario
OrderEurypterida
Burmeister, 1843
Eurypterids, Sea scorpions
3
11
8
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

OrderXiphosura
Latreille, 1802
Horseshoe crabs
1
2
0
Family
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