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Checklist for Class Merostomata Woodward, 1866 (Horseshoe crabs)
and region Silurian (Paleozoic)


Class
 
Merostomata
Woodward, 1866
Horseshoe crabs, Merostomates
13
54
166
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Silurian
13 Families width 166 Species and 1 Subspecies
Pterygotidae Clarke & Rue..., 191252SpeciesTaxom
Rhenopteridae Størmer, 19514SpeciesTaxom
Bunodidae Packard, 18861SpeciesTaxom
Carcinosomatidae Størmer, 193417SpeciesTaxom
Stylonuridae Diener, 19243SpeciesTaxom
Pseudoniscidae Packard, 18861SpeciesTaxom
Drepanopteridae Kjellesvig-W..., 19662SpeciesTaxom
Eurypteridae De Kay, 182517SpeciesTaxom
Hardieopteridae Tollerton, 19894SpeciesTaxom
Kokomopteridae Kjellesvig-W..., 19662SpeciesTaxom
Parastylonuridae Waterston, 19795SpeciesTaxom
Slimonidae4SpeciesTaxom
Moselopteridae Lamsdell & al., 20101SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Silurian
29 Genera with 166 Species
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Acutiramus Ruedemann, 19558SpeciesTaxom
Brachyopterella Kjellesvig-W..., 02SpeciesTaxom
Brachyopterus Størmer, 1951
0SpeciesTaxom
Bunodes Eichwald, 18541SpeciesTaxom
Carcinosoma Claypole, 013SpeciesTaxom
Ciurcopterus Tetlie & Briggs, 2009
0SpeciesTaxom
Ctenopterus Clarke & Rue..., 19071SpeciesTaxom
Cyamocephalus Currie, 1927
0SpeciesTaxom
Drepanopterus Laurie, 18922SpeciesTaxom
Erettopterus Salter, 195515SpeciesTaxom
Erieopterus Kjellesvig-W..., 19627SpeciesTaxom
Eurypterus De Kay, 19579SpeciesTaxom
Hardieopterus Waterson, 04SpeciesTaxom
Kiaeropterus Waterston, 02SpeciesTaxom
Kokomopterus Kjellesvig-W..., 01SpeciesTaxom
Lamontopterus Waterston, 01SpeciesTaxom
Laurieipterus Kjellesvig-W..., 18991SpeciesTaxom
Melbournopterus Caster & Kje..., 19531SpeciesTaxom
Paracarcinosoma Caster & Kje..., 04SpeciesTaxom
Parastylonurus Kjellesvig-W..., 19713SpeciesTaxom
Pasternakevia Selden & Dry..., 1987
0SpeciesTaxom
Pseudoniscus Nieszkowski, 18591SpeciesTaxom
Pterygotus Agassiz, 195530SpeciesTaxom
Slimonia Page, 04SpeciesTaxom
Stoermeropterus Lamsdell, 18991SpeciesTaxom
Stylonurella Kjellesvig-W..., 02SpeciesTaxom
Stylonurus Page, 1856
0SpeciesTaxom
Tarsopterella Størmer, 1951
0SpeciesTaxom
Tylopterella Størmer, 01SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Silurian
166 Species and 1 Subspecies
Acutiramus bohemicus Barrande, 1872
Acutiramus cummingsi Grote & Pitt, 1875
Acutiramus floweri Kjellesvig-W..., 1955
Acutiramus macrophthalmus Hall, 1859
Acutiramus nobilis
Acutiramus perryensis Leutze, 1958
Acutiramus suwaneensis
Acutiramus suwanneensis Kjellesvig-W..., 1955
Brachyopterella pentagonalis
Brachyopterella ritchiei
Bunodes lunula Eichwald, 1854
Carcinosoma harleyi Kjellesvig-W..., 1961
Carcinosoma ingens Claypole, 1894
Carcinosoma libertyi Copeland & B..., 1960
Carcinosoma logani
Carcinosoma newlini Claypole, 1890
Carcinosoma punctatum Salter, 1859
Carcinosoma scorpioides Woodward, 1868
Carcinosoma scorpionis
Carcinosoma scorpionoides
Carcinosoma scoticum
Carcinosoma scoticus Laurie, 1899
Carcinosoma spiniferum Kjellesvig-W..., 1962
Carcinosoma spiniferus
Ctenopterus cestrotus Clarke, 1907
Drepanopterus nodosus
Drepanopterus pentlandicus Laurie, 1892
Erettopterus bilobus var. perorna..., 1878
Erettopterus brodiei Kjellesvig-W..., 1961
Erettopterus canadensis Dawson, 1879
Erettopterus carinatus
Erettopterus exophthalmus Kjellesvig-W..., 1966
Erettopterus gigas Salter, 1859
Erettopterus globiceps Clarke & Rue..., 1912
Erettopterus grandis Pohlman, 1881
Erettopterus holmi Størmer, 1934
Erettopterus laticauda Schmidt, 1883
Erettopterus marstoni Kjellesvig-W..., 1961
Erettopterus megalodon Kjellesvig-W..., 1961
Erettopterus saetiger Kjellesvig-W..., 1964
Erettopterus spatulatus Kjellesvig-W..., 1961
Erettopterus waylandsmithi Kjellesvig-W..., 1955
Erieopterus eriensis Whitfield, 1882
Erieopterus hypsophthalmus Kjellesvig-W..., 1958
Erieopterus laticeps Schmidt, 1883
Erieopterus limuloides Kjellesvig-W..., 1948
Erieopterus microphthalmus Hall, 1859
Erieopterus phillipsensis Copeland, 1971
Erieopterus turgidus Stumm & Kjel..., 1962
Eurypterus cephalaspis Salter, 1856
Eurypterus dekayi Hall, 1859
Eurypterus laculatus Kjellesvig-W..., 1958
Eurypterus loi Chang, 1957
Eurypterus ornatus Leutze, 1958
Eurypterus pittsfordensis Sarle, 1903
Eurypterus remipes Dekay, 1825
Eurypterus styliformis Chang, 1957
Eurypterus yangi Chang, 1957
Hardieopterus lanarkensis
Hardieopterus macrophthalmus Laurie, 1892
Hardieopterus megalops
Hardieopterus myops
Kiaeropterus otisius
Kiaeropterus ruedemanni
Kokomopterus longicaudatus
Lamontopterus knoxae
Laurieipterus elegans M. Laurie, 1899
Melbournopterus crossotus , Caster & K..., 1953
Paracarcinosoma acrocephala
Paracarcinosoma acrocephalus
Paracarcinosoma obesus
Paracarcinosoma scorpionis
Parastylonurus hendersoni Waterston, 1979
Parastylonurus ornatus Laurie, 1892
Parastylonurus sigmoidalis Kjellesvig-W..., 1971
Pseudoniscus aculeatus Nieszkowski, 1859
Pterygotus (Acutiramus) bohemicus Barrande, 1872
Pterygotus (Pterygotus) barrandei Semper, 1898
Pterygotus acuticaudatus (Pohlman, 1882)⇒ Acutiramus cummingsi Grote & Pitt, 1875
Pterygotus arcuatus
Pterygotus australis Mccoy, 1899
Pterygotus blahai (Semper, 1898)⇒ Acutiramus bohemicus Barrande, 1872
Pterygotus buffaloensis (Pohlman, 1881)⇒ Acutiramus cummingsi Grote & Pitt, 1875
Pterygotus canadensis
Pterygotus cobbi var. juvenis..., 1912
Pterygotus cobbi juvenis Clarke & Rue..., 1912
Pterygotus comes (Barrande, 1872)⇒ Acutiramus bohemicus Barrande, 1872
Pterygotus denticulatus Kjellesvig-W..., 1961
Pterygotus fissus (Seemann, 1906)⇒ Acutiramus bohemicus Barrande, 1872
Pterygotus grandidentatus Kjellesvig-W..., 1961
Pterygotus holmi
Pterygotus impacatus Kjellesvig-W..., 1964
Pterygotus impactus
Pterygotus juvensis
Pterygotus kopaninensis Barrande, 1872
Pterygotus lanarkensis Kjellesvig-W..., 1964
Pterygotus lightbodyi Kjellesvig-W..., 1961
Pterygotus ludensis Salter, 1859
Pterygotus marylandicus Kjellesvig-W..., 1964
Pterygotus mediocris (Barrande, 1872)⇒ Acutiramus bohemicus Barrande, 1872
Pterygotus monroensis Sarle, 1902
Pterygotus osborni (Hall, 1859)⇒ Acutiramus macrophthalmus Hall, 1859
Pterygotus quadraticaudatus (Pohlman, 1882)⇒ Acutiramus cummingsi Grote & Pitt, 1875
Pterygotus taurinus
Pterygotus ventricosus
Pterygotus waylandsmithi Kjellesvig-W..., 1955
Slimonia acuminata Salter, 1856
Slimonia boliviana Kjellesvig-W..., 1973
Slimonia dubia Laurie, 1899
Slimonia stylops
Stoermeropterus conicus M. Laurie, 1899
Stylonurella reudemanni
Stylonurella spiniceps
Tylopterella boylei

Subnodes of Merostomata with occurrences in Silurian
OrderEurypterida
Burmeister, 1843
Eurypterids, Sea scorpions
11
45
162
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

OrderXiphosura
Latreille, 1802
Horseshoe crabs
2
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