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


Class
 
Merostomata
Woodward, 1866
Horseshoe crabs, Merostomates
7
18
31
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Wenlock
7 Families width 31 Species
Rhenopteridae Størmer, 19512SpeciesTaxom
Bunodidae Packard, 18860SpeciesTaxom
Carcinosomatidae Størmer, 19341SpeciesTaxom
Pterygotidae Clarke & Rue..., 19128SpeciesTaxom
Eurypteridae De Kay, 18254SpeciesTaxom
Slimonidae1SpeciesTaxom
Parastylonuridae Waterston, 19791SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Wenlock
10 Genera with 31 Species
Brachyopterella Kjellesvig-W..., 01SpeciesTaxom
Bunodes Eichwald, 1854
0SpeciesTaxom
Carcinosoma Claypole, 01SpeciesTaxom
Erettopterus Salter, 18833SpeciesTaxom
Erieopterus Kjellesvig-W..., 18831SpeciesTaxom
Eurypterus De Kay, 19573SpeciesTaxom
Kiaeropterus Waterston, 01SpeciesTaxom
Pterygotus Agassiz, 19645SpeciesTaxom
Slimonia Page, 19731SpeciesTaxom
Stylonurella Kjellesvig-W..., 01SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Wenlock
31 Species
Brachyopterella pentagonalis
Carcinosoma logani
Erettopterus carinatus
Erettopterus holmi Størmer, 1934
Erettopterus laticauda Schmidt, 1883
Erieopterus laticeps Schmidt, 1883
Eurypterus loi Chang, 1957
Eurypterus styliformis Chang, 1957
Eurypterus yangi Chang, 1957
Kiaeropterus ruedemanni
Pterygotus canadensis
Pterygotus grandidentatus Kjellesvig-W..., 1961
Pterygotus holmi
Pterygotus impactus
Pterygotus marylandicus Kjellesvig-W..., 1964
Slimonia boliviana Kjellesvig-W..., 1973
Stylonurella reudemanni

Subnodes of Merostomata with occurrences in Wenlock
OrderEurypterida
Burmeister, 1843
Eurypterids, Sea scorpions
6
16
30
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

OrderXiphosura
Latreille, 1802
Horseshoe crabs
1
1
0
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