Pterygotioidea
| Pterygotioidea | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Merostomata |
| Order: | Eurypterida |
| Superfamily: | Pterygotioidea Clarke & Ruedemann, 1912 |
Pterygotioidea is an extinct superfamily of Palaeozoic eurypterids, and includes the family Pterygotidae together with the more basal genera Hughmilleria, Herefordopterus and Slimonia.[1] A total of around 54 species in 9 genera are included in the superfamily.[2]
References
- ↑ O. Erik Tetlie & Derek E. G. Briggs (2009). "The origin of pterygotid eurypterids (Chelicerata: Eurypterida)". Palaeontology 52 (5): 1141–1148. doi:10.1111/j.1475-4983.2009.00907.x.
- ↑ O. Erik Tetlie (2007). "Distribution and dispersal history of Eurypterida (Chelicerata)" (PDF). Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology 252 (3–4): 557–574. doi:10.1016/j.palaeo.2007.05.011.