After Tollerton, 1989
<==o Eurypterida Burmeister, 1843 (meriskorpionit; seascorpions) |--o †Eurypterina Burmeister, 1843 (nom. trans. Caster & Kjellesvig-Waering, 1964) | |--o †Slimonioidea Novojilov, 1962 | | `--o Slimoniidae Novojilov, 1962 | | |-- †Slimonia Page, 1856 | | `-- †Salteropterus Kjellesvig-Waering, 1951 | |--o †Hughmillerioidea Kjellesvig-Waering, 1951 [nom. trans. Størmer, 1974] | | |--o †Hughmilleriidae Kjellesvig-Waering, 1951 | | | |-- †Hughmilleria Sarle, 1903 | | | |-- †Nanahughmilleria Kjellesvig-Waering, 1961b | | | |-- †Grossopterus Størmer, 1934b | | | `-- †Waeringopterus Leutze, 1961 | | |--o †Carcinosomatidae Størmer, 1934 [Carcinosomidae Størmer, 1934] | | | |?- †Holmipterus Kjellesvig-Waering, 1979 | | | |-- †Carcinosoma Claypole, 1890 [pro Eurysoma Claypole, 1890 (non Koch, 1839; nec Dujardin, 1845)] | | | |-- †Eocarcinosoma Caster & Kjellesvig-Waering, 1964 | | | |-- †Paracarcinosoma Caster & Kjellesvig-Waering, 1964 | | | `-- †Rhinocarcinosoma Novojilov, 1962 | | `--o †Adelophthalmidae Tollerton, 1989 | | |-- †Adelophthalmus Jordan & Meyer, 1854 | | |-- †Parahughmilleria Störmer, 1974 | | |-- †Bassipterus Kjellesvig-Waering & Leutze, 1966 | | `-- †Unionopterus Chernyshev, 1948 | |--o †Mixopteroidea Caster & Kjellesvig-Waering, 1955 | | |--o †Mixopteridae Caster & Kjellesvig-Waering, 1955) | | | `-- †Mixopterus Ruedemann, 1921 | | `--o †Lanarkopteridae Tollerton, 1989 | | `-- †Lanarkopterus Ritchie, 1968 | |--o †Megalograptoidea Caster & Kjellesvig-Waering, 1955 [nom. trans. Tollerton, 1989] | | `--o †Megalograptidae Caster & Kjellesvig-Waering, 1955 | | |-- †Echinognathus Walcott, 1882 | | `-- †Megalograptus Miller, 1874 | |--o †Eurypteroidea Burmeister, 1843 [Eurypteraceae Burmeister, 1843] | | |--o †Eurypteridae Burmeister, 1843 | | | |?- †Onychopterella Størmer, 1951 [pro Onychopterus Clarke & Ruedemann, 1912 (non Reichenbach, 1850); Eurypterus kokomoensis Miller & Gurley, 1896] | | | `-- †Eurypterus De Key, 1825 [non Mabille, 1877; nec Sharpe, 1896] [incl. Baltoeurypterus Størmer, 1973 sensu Tetlie, 2006] | | |--o †Dolichopteridae Kjellesvig-Waering & Størmer, 1952 | | | |-- †Dolichopterus hall, 1859 | | | |-- †Strobilopterus Ruedemann, 1935a | | | |-- †Ruedemannipterus Kjellesvig-Waering, 1966 | | | `-- †Syntomopterus Kjellesvig-Waering, 1961a | | `--o †Erieopteridae Tollerton, 1989 | | |-- †Buffalopterus Kjellesvig-Waering & Heubusch, 1962 | | |-- †Onychopterella Størmer, 1951 [pro Onychopterus Clarke & Ruedemann, 1912 (non Reichenbach, 1850)] | | `-- †Erieopterus Kjellesvig-Waering, 1958 | |--o †Stylonuroidea Diener, 1924 [Stylonauracea Diener, 1924; Drepanopteroidea Kjellesvig-Waering, 1966] | | |--o †Stylonuridae Diener, 1924 [Pageidae Kjellesvig-Waering, 1966, in Waterston, 1979] | | | |-- †Stylonurus Page, 1856 | | | |-- †Stylonurella Kjellesvig-Waering, 1966 | | | `-- †Kiaeropterus Waterston, 1979 | | |--o †Drepanopteridae Kjellesvig-Waering, 1966 | | | |-- †Drepanopterus Laurie, 1892 | | | |-- †Alkenopterus Størmer, 1974 | | | `-- †Moselopterus Størmer, 1974 | | |--o †Parastylonuridae Waterston, 1979 | | | |?- ?†Stylonuroides Kjellesvig-Waering, 1966 | | | |?- ?†Brachyopterus Størmer, 1951 | | | `-- †Parastylonurus Kjellesvig-Waering, 1966 | | `--o †Laurieipteridae Kjellesvig-Waering, 1966 | | |-- †Laurieipterus Kjellesvig-Waering, 1966 | | |-- †Ctenopterus Clark & Ruedemann, 1912 | | |-- †Hallipterus Kjellesvig-Waering, 1963a | | |-- †Pagea Waterston, 1962 | | `?- ?†Mazonipterus Kjellesvig-Waering, 1963b | |--o †Kokomopteroidea Kjellesvig-Waering, 1966 [nom. trans. Tollerton, 1989] | | |--o †Kokomopteridae Kjellesvig-Waering, 1966 | | | |-- †Kokomopterus Kjellesvig-Waering, 1966 | | | `-- †Lamontopterus Waterston, 1979 | | `--o †Hardieopteridae Tollerton, 1989 | | `-- †Hardieopterus Waterston, 1979 | |--o †Brachyopterelloidea Tollerton, 1989 | | `--o †Brachyopterellidae Tollerton, 1989 | | `-- †Brachypterella Kjellesvig-Waering, 1966 | `--o †Mycteropoidea Cope, 1886 | |--o †Mycteropidae Cope, 1886 | | `--o †Mycterops Cope, 1886 [Glaucodes Pruvost, 1923] | | |-- †M. scabrosus (Woodward, H.) | | `-- †M. mathieui (Pruvost, 1923) [Glaucodes mathieui Pruvost, 1923] | `--o †Woodwardopteridae Kjellesvig-Waering, 1959 | |-- †Woodwardopterus Kjellesvig-Waering, 1959 | `-- †Vernopterus Waterson, 1968 `--o †Pterygotina Caster & Kjellesvig-Waering, 1964 `--o †Pterygotoidea Clarke & Ruedemann, 1912 |--o †Jaekelopteridae Størmer, 1974 | `-- †Jaekelopterus Waterston, 1964 `--o †Pterygotidae Clarke & Ruedemann, 1912 |-- †Pterygotus Agassiz, 1839 |-- †Acutiramus Ruedemann, 1935b |-- †Erettopterus Salter, 1859 [pro Himantopterus Salter, 1856 (non Westmail, 1836)] `-- †Truncatiramus Kjellesvig-Waering, 1961b
Eurypterida incertae sedis:
†Melbournopterus Caster & Kjellesvig-Waering, 1953 †Dorfopterus Kjellesvig-Waering, 1955 †Hastimima White, 1908 †Pittsfordipterus Kjellesvig-Waering & Leutze, 1966 †Tarsopterella Størmer, 1951 [pro Tarsopterus Clarke & Ruedemann, 1912 (non Reinhardt & Luetken, 1862)] †Tylopterella Størmer, 1951 [pro Tylopterus Clarke & Ruedemann, 1912 (non Capiomont, 1868; nec Leconte, 1876)] †Willwerathia Størmer, 1969 ?†Campulocephalus Eichw., 1860 [not recognized by Tollerton (1989)] ?†Lepidoderma Reuss, 1855 [non Waterhouse, 1875, nec Zlinka, 1889] [not recognized by Tollerton (1989)] ?†Glyptoscorpius Peach, 1882 [not recognized by Tollerton (1989)] ?†Belinuropsis Matthew, 1909 [not recognized by Tollerton (1989)]
Reference(s):
- Tollerton Jr., V. P., 1989: Morphology, taxonomy, and classification of the order Eurypterida Burmeister, 1843.
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