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Checklist for Class Merostomata Woodward, 1866 (Horseshoe crabs)
and region Upper Pennsylvanian (Upper Carboniferous)


Class
 
Merostomata
Woodward, 1866
Horseshoe crabs, Merostomates
3
4
4
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Upper Pennsylvanian
3 Families width 4 Species
Adelophthalmidae Tollerton, 19891SpeciesTaxom
Mycteroptidae Cope, 18862SpeciesTaxom
Paleolimulidae Raymond, 19441SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Upper Pennsylvanian
4 Genera with 4 Species
Adelophthalmus Jordan, 19811SpeciesTaxom
Megarachne Hünicken, 19801SpeciesTaxom
Mycterops Cope, 19841SpeciesTaxom
Paleolimulus Dunbar, 19041SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Upper Pennsylvanian
4 Species
Adelophthalmus luceroensis Kues & Kietzke, 1981
Megarachne servinei Hünicken, 1980
Mycterops whitei Schram, 1984
Paleolimulus signatus C. E. Beecher, 1904

Subnodes of Merostomata with occurrences in Upper Pennsylvanian
OrderEurypterida
Burmeister, 1843
Eurypterids, Sea scorpions
2
3
3
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

OrderXiphosura
Latreille, 1802
Horseshoe crabs
1
1
1
Family
Genus
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