Mixopteridae
| Mixopteridae Temporal range: Late Silurian | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | †Eurypterida |
| Superfamily: | †Eurypteracea |
| Family: | †Mixopteridae |
Mixopteridae is a family of extinct eurypterids found in Late Silurian marine strata.
Description
Mixopterids were characterized by large exoskeletons with scattered tubecules or semicircular scales. The prosoma (head) was subquadrate, protruding antemedially. The chelicerae (claws in front of the mouth) were small. The first two pairs of walking legs were strongly developed, with long paired spines. The third and fourth walking legs were moderately sized, with short spines. The preabdomen, the front portion of the body, was narrow with axial furrows, while the postabdomen was narrow. The telson was a curved spine.[2]
Genera
- Class Merostomata Dana, 1852
- Subclass Eurypterida Burmeister, 1843
- Superfamily Eurypteracea Burmeister, 1845
- Family Mixopteridae Caster & Kjellesvig-Waering, 1955
- Genus Mixopterus Ruedemann, 1921
- Genus Lanarkopterus(Størmer, 1936)
- Family Mixopteridae Caster & Kjellesvig-Waering, 1955
See also
References
- ↑ Ritchie, Alexander. "Lanarkopterus dolichoschelus (Størmer) gen. nov., a mixopterid eurypterid from the Upper Silurian of the Lesmahagow and Hagshaw Hills inliers, Scotland." Scottish Journal of Geology 4.4 (1968): 317-338.
- ↑ Størmer, L 1955. Merostomata. Treatise on Invertebrate Paleontology, Part P Arthropoda 2, Chelicerata, P34-P35.
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