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Merostomes

Merostomata

Scientific Names

Preferred Names

Merostomata
Class recognized by EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from EOL Dynamic Hierarchy Trunk
Merostomata
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Merostomata
Recognized by Australia Species List, Canada Species List, China Species List, Czech Republic Species List, Estonia Species List, France Species List, Germany Species List, Sweden Species List, United Kingdom Species List, Japan Species List, Indonesia Species List, Mexico Species List, Bay of Bengal Species List, Gulf of Mexico Species List, Gulf of Thailand Species List, Indian Ocean Species List, Malacca Strait Species List, North Atlantic Species List, Seto Inland Sea Species List, Singapore Strait Species List, South China Sea Species List, Furui 2020, Animal Diversity Web, United States Species List, and Appeltans et al

Alternative Names

Aglaspidichnus Radwanksi & Roniewicz 1967
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Alkenopterus Stormer 1974
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Anderella Moore, Mc Kenzie & Lieberman 2007
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Anthraconectes Meek & Worthen 1868
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Bassipterus
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Beaumontia David 1928
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Belinuropsis Matthew 1909
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Bembycosoma Laurie 1900
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Bifarius Tasch 1961
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Borchgrevinkium Novojilov 1958
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Brachopterella
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Brachyopterella Kjellesvig-Waering 1966
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Brachyopterus Størmer 1951
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Bunaia Clarke 1920
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Camanchia Moore, Briggs, Braddy & Shultz 2011
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Caragassia Vologdin 1965
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Carbonolimulus Hong 1985
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Crania Hirst & Maulik 1926
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Curviramus Ruedemann 1935
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Cyamocephalus Currie 1927
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Cyrtoctenus Stormer & Waterston 1968
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Dibasterium Briggs, Siveter, Siveter, Sutton, Garwood & Legg 2012
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Dickinsonia Tasch 1963
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Dipeltis Packard 1885
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Drabovaspis Chlupác 1963
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Dubbolimulus Pickett 1984
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Dunsopterus Waterston 1968
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Dvulikiaspis Marshall, Lamsdell, Shpinev & Braddy 2013
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Elmocephalus Tasch 1964
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Eocarcinsoma Caster & Kjellesvig-Waering 1964
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Eolimulus Bergstrom 1968
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Eurypterella Matthew 1889
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Eusarcana Strand 1942
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Eusarcus Grote & Pitt 1875
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Exoculatus Pirozhnikov 1966
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Gdowia Yanishevsky 1950
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Glaucodes Pruvost 1924
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Grossopterus Størmer 1935
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Habcyne Meyer 1844
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Heteroaspis Stormer 1972
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Hibbertopterus Kjellesvig-Waering 1959
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Hypatocephala Tasch 1961
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Ikeyia Vologdin 1965
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Iyaia Vologdin 1965
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Jaekelopterus
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Kasibelinurus Pickett 1993
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Kioeria Størmer 1933
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Kokomopterus Kjellesvig-Waering 1966
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Lagrandella Eldredge 1974
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Lamontopterus Waterson 1979
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Lanarkopterus Ritchie 1968
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Laurieopterus
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Legrandella
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Limulites Krueger 1823
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Merostomata
Harvest ancestor according to Arkive, EOL authors, Animal Diversity Web, Conabio, GBIF national node type records UK, GBIF national node type records France, GBIF national node type records Sweden, GBIF national node type records Germany, IUCN, iDigBio type specimen records, Animal Diversity Web Traits and images, iNaturalist, NMNH Collection, World Register of Marine Species, TreatmentBank, Global Biotic Interactions, and Global Biotic Interactions
Merostomata Dana 1852
Harvest ancestor according to EOL authors
Moselopterus Stormer 1974
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Nanahughmilleria Kjellesvig-Waering 1961
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Neolimulus Woodward 1868
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Orcanopterus Stott, Tetlie, Braddy, Nowlan, Glasser & Devereux 2005
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Pagea Waterston 1962
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Palatinaspis Malz & Poschmann 1993
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Parahughmillera
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Parka Fleming 1864
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Permolimulinella Tasch 1963
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Pincombella Chapman 1932
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Pittsfordipterus
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Polystomurum Novozhilov 1958
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Protolimulus Packard 1886
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Psammonlimulus
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Pseudostylonurus Xie & Xie 1989
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Raaschichnus Hesselbo 1988
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Ruedemannipterus Kjellesvig-Waering 1966
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Rutroclypeus Withers 1933
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Sanctacarus
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Selenichnites Romano & Whyte 1990
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Steropis Bailey 1858
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Strongylocephalus Tasch 1961
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Stylonarus Page
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Stylonurella Kjellesvig-Waering 1966
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Stylonuroides Kjellesvig-Waering 1966
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Synaustrus Riek 1964
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Syntomopterella Tetlie 2007
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Syntomopterus Kjellesvig-Waering 1961
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Thurandina Stormer 1974
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Tremaglaspis Fortey & Rushton 2003
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Truncatiramus Kjellesvig-Waering 1961
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Tylopterella Støormer 1951
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Vernonopterus Waterston 1968
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Willwerathia Stormer 1969
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Xaniopyramis Siveter & Selden 1987
Doubtful according to GBIF classification

Common Names

English

Merostomes preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Arabic

وركيات الفم preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Belarusian

мерастомавыя preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Catalan; Valencian

merostomats preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Chinese

肢口綱 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Croatian

Prakliještari preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Czech

Hrotnatci preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Esperanto

Merostomoj preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Finnish

Tikaripyrstöt preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Galician

Merostomados preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Georgian

კიბომორიელები preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Hebrew

בעלי כליצרות ימיים preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Hindi

मेरोस्टोमाटा preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Hungarian

rákszabásúak preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Japanese

節口綱 preferred
Recognized by Furui 2020 and Wikidata Common Names

Kirghiz; Kyrgyz

Меростома сымалдуулар preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Korean

퇴구강 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Latvian

Merostomāti preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Norwegian

dolkhaler preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Persian

کلان‌کاسگان preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Polish

Staroraki preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Pushto; Pashto

ورون خوله ژوي preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Russian

меростомовые preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Serbian

меростомата preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Slovak

Hrotnáče preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Spanish; Castilian

Praskrluparji preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Thai

เมอโรสโทมาทา preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Ukrainian

меростомові preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Vietnamese

Lớp Miệng đốt preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
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Curated hierarchies for Merostomata

EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022

Life
Cellular Organisms
Eukaryota
Opisthokonta
Metazoa
Bilateria
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
Arthropoda
Chelicerata
Merostomata (this page)
Synziphosurida
Xiphosurida
Arachnida
Chasmataspidida
Eurypterida
Pycnogonida

Catalogue of Life 26 March 2024

Biota
Animalia
Arthropoda
Merostomata (this page)
Xiphosurida R. & E. Richter 1924
Arachnida
Branchiopoda
Cephalocarida
Chilopoda
Collembola Lubbock J 1870
Copepoda
Diplopoda de Blainville ex Gervais 1844
Diplura
Insecta
Malacostraca
Maxillopoda
Mystacocarida
Ostracoda
Pauropoda Lubbock 1867
Protura
Pycnogonida
Remipedia
Symphyla Ryder 1880
Tantulocarida
Trilobita

Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.3

Merostomata (this page)
Synziphosurida
Xiphosurida
Arachnida
Chasmataspidida
Eurypterida
Pycnogonida

EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1

Life
Cellular Organisms
Eukaryota
Opisthokonta
Metazoa
Bilateria
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
Panarthropoda
Arthropoda
Chelicerata
Merostomata (this page)
Synziphosurida
Xiphosurida
Arachnida
Chasmataspidida
Eurypterida
Pycnogonida

EOL Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.4

Merostomata (this page)
Synziphosurida
Xiphosurida
Arachnida
Chasmataspidida
Eurypterida
Pycnogonida

GBIF classification

Animalia
Arthropoda
Merostomata (this page)
Adelophthalmidae
Alanops Racheboeuf, Vannier & Anderson 2002
Austrolimulidae
Baltoeurypterus Størmer 1973
Bembicosoma Laurie 1900
Brachyopterellidae
Bunodidae
Carcinosomatidae
Chasmataspidae
Chasmataspis
Coxipterygotus naucrates
Cyrtoctenidae
Diploaspididae
Diploaspis Stormer 1972
Dolichopteridae
Drepanopteridae
Echinognathus Walcott 1882
Elleriidae
Eocarcinosoma
Eolimulidae
Erieopteridae
Eurypteridae
Hallipterus Kjellesvig-Waering 1963
Hardieopteridae
Heteroaspididae
Heterolimulidae
Hibbertopteridae
Holmipterus Kjellesvig-Waering 1979
Hughmilleriidae
Jaekelopteridae
Kokomopteridae
Lanarkopteridae
Laurieopteridae
Limulicubichnus Miller 1982
Liomesaspidae
Liomesaspididae
Mazonipterus Kjellesvig-Waering 1963
Megalograptidae
Mixopteridae
Moravuridae
Moselopteridae
Mycteropidae
Nahlyostaspis Marshall, Lamsdell, Shpinev & Braddy 2013
Onychopterella Størmer 1951
Paraeurypterus Lamsdell, Hosgör & Selden 2013
Parahughmilleria Kjellesvig-Waering 1961
Parastylonuridae
Pasternakevia Selden & Drygant 1987
Pentlandopterus Lamsdell, Hosgör & Selden 2013
Pseudoniscidae
Pseudoniscus Nieszkowski 1859
Pterygotidae
Rhenopteridae
Rhenopterus Stormer 1936
Rolfeiidae
Skrytyaspis Marshall, Lamsdell, Shpinev & Braddy 2013
Slimoniidae
Strobilopterus Ruedemann 1935
Stylonuridae
Stylonurus Page 1856
Tarsopterella Størmer 1951
Weinberginidae
Woodwardopteridae
Xiphosurida
Actaeus
Aglaspididae
Americotrimeria Stach 1949
Anatifera Meuschen 1787
Anatium Link 1807
Anthracodesmus Peach 1899
Arachnida
Arlea Womersley 1939
Auricula Sun 1993
Beckwithiidae
Bidentia Walcott 1912
Blodgettia Hahn & Hahn 1992
Bomakellidae
Branchiopoda
Camptocladus Fenton 1937
Cephalocarida
Cephaloculus Lamarck 1801
Chagosia Walker 1909
Chilopoda
Chraspedops Raasch 1939
Clausocaris Polz 1989
Concavicaris Rolfe 1961
Conchotrya Gray 1825
Corcoraniidae
Corobalanus Gregorio 1930
Cryptozoe Packard 1886
Cultrops Struve 1996
Cyclestherioides Raymond 1946
Dicerocaris Robison & Richards 1981
Dicranocentroides Imms 1912
Diplopoda
Donovania Leach 1814
Editella Olempska 1998
Emeraldoides Simonetta 1964
Entognatha
Eojulus Kušta 1886
Estoniosylthere Meidla 1996
Eumorphia Meyer 1847
Glypheopsis Beurlen 1928
Hastimima
Hemiphoberia Fritsch 1899
Houghtonites Raymond 1931
Ilyodes Scudder 1890
Insecta
Kerygmachela Budd 1993
Leptophilus Chamberlin 1915
Machairopus Thompson 1888
Malacostraca
Maldybulakia Tesakov & Alekseev 1998
Maxillopoda
Megadictyon Luo & Hu 1999
Neocypris Sars 1901
Nettapezoura Briggs, Lieberman, Hendricks, Halgedahl & Jarrard 2008
Notopella Lörenthey & Beurlen 1929
Oelandocaris Müller 1983
Ostracoda
Otion Leach. 1818
Pahvantia Robison & Richards 1981
Paleomeridae
Parathanas Bate 1888
Parodolepas Macdonald 1869
Parvancorinidae
Pauropoda
Pemphicyclus Raymond 1946
Phylluropus Barnard 1932
Phytophilaspis Ivantsov 1999
Plagiolophus Bell 1857
Pleuroschendyla Brölemann & Ribaut 1911
Praentombryidae
Proboliella Walker 1906
Propemesira Salmon 1942
Pseudoiulia Hou & Bergstrom 1998
Pseudontella Salmon 1942
Pseudovendia Boynton & Ford 1979
Pterisopodus Boone 1918
Pycnogonida
Raninellopsis Böhm 1928
Remipedia
Rhynimonstrum Anderson & Trewin 2003
Schizodiscus Hall & Clarke 1888
Sinaglaspidae
Sinoburius Hou Xianguang, Ramskold & Bergstrom 1991
Skioldia Hou & Bergstrom 1997
Sottyxerxidae
Spathiocaris Clarke 1882
Spinifer Krøyer 1842
Sprigginidae
Squama Logan 1897
Squamacula Hou & Bergstrom 1997
Strabopidae
Strongylonotus Macgillivray 1894
Suchonella Spizharsky 1937
Tetrathrosoma Verhoeff 1898
Thaliella Gray 1848
Thylacocephalus Lange, Hof, Schram & Steeman 2001
Trichelaspis Stebbing 1894
Trichiulus Scudder 1884
Trichorypha Schött 1893
Urokodia
Vachonisia Lehmann 1956
194 additional siblings truncated for brevity.
See the resource file for a full list.

IUCN

Animalia
Arthropoda
Merostomata (this page)
Xiphosura
Arachnida
Branchiopoda
Chilopoda
Diplopoda
Entognatha
Insecta
Malacostraca
Maxillopoda
Ostracoda

NCBI

root
cellular organisms
Eukaryota
Opisthokonta
Metazoa
Eumetazoa
Bilateria
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
Panarthropoda
Arthropoda
Chelicerata
Merostomata (this page)
Xiphosura
Arachnida
Pycnogonida

wikidata_hierarchy tar gz

Biota
Eukaryota
Unikonta
Opisthokonta
Holozoa
Filozoa
Apoikozoa
Animalia
Eumetazoa
Bilateria
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
Arthropoda
Chelicerata
Merostomata (this page)
Chasmataspidida
Xiphosura
Anthropleuridea
Arachnida
Nektaspida
Pycnogonida
Sanctacaris
Yunnanata

World Register of Marine Species

Animalia
Arthropoda
Merostomata (this page)
Xiphosurida
Xiphosurida R. & E. Richter 1924
Albrunnicola
Albrunnicola Martinsson 1979
Allotriocarida Oakley, Wolf, Lindgren & Zaharoff 2013
Altajanella Melnikova 1992
Anabarochilina Abushik 1960
Aparchona Hinz-Schallreuter 1993
Arachnida
Arachnida Cuvier 1812
Archaeocopa
Archaeocopida
Archaeocopida Sylvester-Bradley ex Liebau 2005
Ausbradoria Shu 1990
Beyrichona Matthew 1886
Bradoriida Raymond 1935
Bradoriidae
Bradoriidae Mathew 1902
Bradorona Matthew 1902
Branchiopoda
Branchiopoda Latreille 1817
Cambriidae
Cambriidae Li
Capricambria
Capricambria Hinz 1991
Cedocamia Hinz-Schallreuter 1993
Cephalocarida
Cephalocarida Sanders 1955
Chelicerata
Chilopoda
Chilopoda Latreille 1816
Comleyopsis Hinz 1993
Comptalutidae
Comptalutidae Öpik 1968
Copepoda
Copepoda Milne Edwards 1840
Crustacea Brünnich 1772
Diplopoda
Euthycarcinoidea
Euthycarcinoidea Gall & Grauvogel 1964
Falites Mueller 1964
Flemingopsis Jones & Mckenzie 1981
Hesslandona
Hesslandona Mueller 1964
Hexapoda
Hexapoda
Hipponicharion Matthew 1886
Hipponicharionidae
Hipponicharionidae Sylvester Bradley 1961
Ichthyostraca
Ichthyostraca Zrzavý, Hypša & Vlášková 1997
Malacostraca
Malacostraca Latreille 1802
Merostomata Woodward 1866
Multicrustacea Regier, Shultz, Zwick, Hussey, Ball, Wetzer, Martin & Cunningham 2010
Myriapoda Latreille 1797
Mystacocarida Pennak & Zinn 1943
Mystacocaridida
Mystacocaridida Pennak & Zinn 1943
Oligostraca Zrzavý, Hypša & Vlášková 1997
Ostracoda
Ostracoda Latreille 1802
Pauropoda
Pauropoda
Phosphatocopina Müller 1964
Pycnogonida
Pycnogonida Latreille 1810
Remipedia
Remipedia Yager 1981
Sellula Wiman 1905
Svealuta Oepik 1961
Svealutidae
Svealutidae Öpik 1968
Symphyla
Symphyla
Tantulocarida
Tantulocarida Boxshall & Lincoln 1983
Thecostraca
Thecostraca Gruvel 1905
Trilobita
Trilobita Walch 1771
Trilobitomorpha
Tuzoia Walcott 1912
Vojbokalina Melnikova 1984
Yaxianella Lin 1979
Yeshanella
Yeshanella Lin 1987
Yulinella Lin 1979
Zhongbaoella Huo & Shu 1982
Zonozoe
Zonozoe Barrande 1872
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