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


Class
 
Merostomata
Woodward, 1866
Horseshoe crabs, Merostomates
12
21
20
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Pennsylvania
12 Families width 20 Species
Adelophthalmidae Tollerton, 19893SpeciesTaxom
Chasmataspididae Caster & Brooks, 19560SpeciesTaxom
Stylonuridae Diener, 19244SpeciesTaxom
Pterygotidae Clarke & Rue..., 19121SpeciesTaxom
Euproopidae Eller, 19382SpeciesTaxom
Eurypteridae De Kay, 18251SpeciesTaxom
Hardieopteridae Tollerton, 19892SpeciesTaxom
Kasibelinuridae Pickett, 19930SpeciesTaxom
Rhenopteridae Størmer, 19511SpeciesTaxom
Mycteroptidae Cope, 18861SpeciesTaxom
Bellinuridae Zittel & Eas..., 19130SpeciesTaxom
Pseudoniscidae Packard, 18860SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Pennsylvania
15 Genera with 20 Species
Adelophthalmus Jordan, 18773SpeciesTaxom
Chasmataspis Caster & Brooks, 1956
0SpeciesTaxom
Ctenopterus Clarke & Rue..., 18832SpeciesTaxom
Erettopterus Salter, 19121SpeciesTaxom
Euproops Meek, 19442SpeciesTaxom
Eurypterus De Kay, 18341SpeciesTaxom
Hallipterus Kjellesvig-W..., 19631SpeciesTaxom
Hardieopterus Waterson, 01SpeciesTaxom
Kasibelinurus Pickett, 1993
0SpeciesTaxom
Kiaeropterus Waterston, 01SpeciesTaxom
Megalograptus Miller, 1874
0SpeciesTaxom
Mycterops Cope, 18861SpeciesTaxom
Protolimulus Packard, 1886
0SpeciesTaxom
Pseudoniscus Nieszkowski, 1859
0SpeciesTaxom
Stylonurus Page, 02SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Pennsylvania
20 Species
Adelophthalmus approximatus Hall & Clarke, 1888
Adelophthalmus mansfieldi Hall, 1877
Adelophthalmus pennsylvanicus Hall, 1877
Ctenopterus cestrotus Clarke, 1907
Ctenopterus lacoana Claypole, 1883
Erettopterus globiceps Clarke & Rue..., 1912
Euproops darrahi Raymond, 1944
Euproops laticephalus Raymond, 1944
Eurypterus lacustris Harlan, 1834
Hallipterus lacoanus E.N. Kjelles..., 1963
Hardieopterus myops
Kiaeropterus otisius
Mycterops ordinatus Cope, 1886
Stylonurus arnoldi
Stylonurus beecheri

Subnodes of Merostomata with occurrences in Pennsylvania
OrderChasmataspidida
Caster & Brooks, 1956
Chasmataspids
1
1
0
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom

OrderEurypterida
Burmeister, 1843
Eurypterids, Sea scorpions
7
16
18
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

OrderXiphosura
Latreille, 1802
Horseshoe crabs
4
4
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