Biology:Erieopterus

Short description: Extinct genus of arthropods

Erieopterus Temporal range: Silurian–Devonian PreЄ Є O S D C P T J K Pg N
Fossils of E. microphthalmus (2-10).
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Chelicerata
Order:	†Eurypterida
Superfamily:	†Eurypteroidea
Family:	†Eurypteridae
Genus:	†Erieopterus Kjellesvig-Waering, 1958
Type species
†Erieopterus microphthalmus Hall, 1859
Species
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Erieopterus is a genus of prehistoric eurypterid found in Silurian to Devonian-aged marine and freshwater strata of Europe and North America. The genus contains eight species from the Silurian to the Devonian, recovered from both North America and Europe.

Species

• Erieopterus eriensis (Whitfield, 1882) — Silurian, USA
• Erieopterus hypsophthalmus Kjellesvig-Waering, 1958 — Silurian, USA
• ?Erieopterus laticeps (Schmidt, 1883) — Silurian, Norway
• ?Erieopterus limuloides (Kjellesvig-Waering, 1948) — Silurian, USA
• Erieopterus microphthalmus (Hall, 1859) — Devonian, USA & Canada
• ?Erieopterus phillipsensis Copeland, 1971 — Silurian. Canada
• ?Erieopterus turgidus Stumm & Kjellesvig-Waering, 1962 — Silurian, USA

References

Wikidata ☰ Q5388370 entry