Genus |
Author(s) |
Year |
Status |
Age |
Location |
Notes |
Acanthoeurypterus |
Kjellesvig-Waering |
N/A |
Jr. synonym |
N/A |
N/A |
Nomen manuscriptum, also considered as a synonym of Eurypterus.[2] |
Acutiramus |
Ruedemann |
1935 |
Valid |
Silurian - Devonian |
|
|
Adelophthalmus |
Jordan |
1854 |
Valid |
Devonian - Permian |
Nearly cosmopolitan, see article. |
|
Alkenopterus |
Størmer |
1974 |
Valid |
Devonian |
|
|
Alloeurypterus |
Kjellesvig-Waering |
N/A |
Jr. synonym |
N/A |
N/A |
Nomen manuscriptum, also considered as a synonym of Eurypterus.[2] |
Angustidontus |
Cooper |
1936 |
Misidentification[4] |
N/A |
N/A |
Misidentified, a crustacean. |
Anthraconectes |
Meek & Worthen |
1868 |
Jr. synonym |
N/A |
N/A |
Synonym of Adelophthalmus. |
Baltoeurypterus |
Størmer |
1973 |
Jr. synonym |
N/A |
N/A |
Synonym of Eurypterus. |
Bassipterus |
Kjellesvig-Waering & Leutze |
1966 |
Valid |
Silurian |
|
|
Belinuropsis |
Matthew |
1910 |
Nomen dubium |
Carboniferous |
|
Too poorly preserved to be assigned to any particular arthropod group.[5] |
Bembicosoma |
Laurie |
1899 |
Misidentification[6] |
N/A |
N/A |
Misidentified, a stem genus on Planaterga. |
Borchgrevinkium |
Novojilov |
1959 |
Misidentification[1] |
N/A |
N/A |
Misidentified, possibly a stem prosomapod. |
Brachyopterella |
Kjellesvig-Waering |
1966 |
Valid |
Silurian |
|
|
Brachyopterus |
Størmer |
1951 |
Valid |
Ordovician |
|
|
Bunodella |
Matthew |
1889 |
Nomen dubium |
Silurian |
|
Uncertain affinities, probably synonym of Acutiramus.[7] |
Buffalopterus |
Kjellesvig-Waering & Heubusch |
1962 |
Valid |
Silurian |
|
|
Campylocephalus |
Eichwald |
1860 |
Valid |
Carboniferous - Permian |
|
|
Campylognathus |
Diener |
1924 |
Preoccupied[8] |
N/A |
N/A |
Preoccupied by a genus of plant bugs, changed to Campylocephalus. |
Carcinosoma |
Claypole |
1890 |
Valid |
Silurian |
|
|
Ciurcopterus |
Tetlie & Briggs |
2009 |
Valid |
Silurian |
|
|
Clarkeipterus |
Kjellesvig-Waering |
1966 |
Valid |
Silurian |
|
|
Clintonipterus |
Kjellesvig-Waering |
N/A |
Nomen nudum |
N/A |
N/A |
Informal name that only appears in notes in museum drawers.[9] |
Ctenopterus |
Clarke & Ruedemann |
1912 |
Valid |
Silurian |
|
|
Curviramus |
Ruedemann |
1935 |
Jr. synonym |
N/A |
N/A |
Synonym of Pterygotus. |
Cyrtoctenus |
Størmer & Waterston |
1968 |
Jr. synonym |
N/A |
N/A |
Synonym of Hibbertopterus.[10] |
Dolichocephala |
Claypole |
1883 |
Preoccupied |
N/A |
N/A |
Preoccupied by a genus of flies, synonym of Hallipterus. |
Dolichopterus |
Hall |
1859 |
Valid |
Silurian |
|
|
Dorfopterus |
Kjellesvig-Waering |
1955 |
Valid |
Devonian |
|
|
Drepanopterus |
Laurie |
1892 |
Valid |
Silurian - Devonian |
|
|
Dunsopterus |
Waterston |
1968 |
Jr. synonym |
N/A |
N/A |
Synonym of Hibbertopterus.[10] |
Echinognathus |
Walcott |
1882 |
Valid |
Ordovician |
|
|
Eocarcinosoma |
Caster & Kjellesvig-Waering |
1964 |
Valid |
Ordovician |
|
|
Erettopterus |
Salter |
1859 |
Valid |
Silurian - Devonian |
|
|
Erieopterus |
Kjellesvig-Waering |
1958 |
Valid |
Silurian - Devonian |
|
|
Eidothea |
Scouler |
1831 |
Preoccupied[11] |
N/A |
N/A |
Preoccupied name, changed to Campylocephalus. |
Eurypterella |
Matthew |
1888 |
Nomen dubium |
Carboniferous |
|
Too poorly preserved to be assigned to any particular arthropod group.[12] |
Eurypterus |
de Kay |
1825 |
Valid |
Silurian |
|
|
Eurysoma |
Claypole |
1890 |
Preoccupied |
N/A |
N/A |
Preoccupied name, changed to Carcinosoma. |
Eusarcana |
Strand |
1942 |
Valid |
Silurian - Devonian |
|
|
Eusarcus |
Grote & Pitt |
1875 |
Preoccupied |
N/A |
N/A |
Preoccupied name, changed to Eusarcana. |
Eysyslopterus |
Tetlie & Poschmann |
2008 |
Valid |
Silurian |
|
|
Glaucodes |
Pruvost |
1923 |
Jr. synonym[13] |
N/A |
N/A |
Synonym of Mycterops. |
Glyptoscorpius |
Peach |
1882 |
Jr. synonym |
N/A |
N/A |
Synonym of Adelophthalmus. |
Grossopterus |
Størmer |
1934 |
Valid |
Devonian |
|
|
Hallipterus |
Kjellesvig-Waering |
1963 |
Valid |
Devonian |
|
|
Hardieopterus |
Waterston |
1979 |
Valid |
Silurian |
|
|
Hastimima |
White |
1908 |
Valid |
Permian |
|
|
Herefordopterus |
Tetlie |
2006 |
Valid |
Silurian |
|
|
Hibbertopterus |
Kjellesvig-Waering |
1959 |
Valid |
Carboniferous |
|
|
Himantopterus |
Salter |
1856 |
Preoccupied[14] |
N/A |
N/A |
Unavailable junior homonym, replaced by name Erettopterus |
Holmipterus |
Kjellesvig-Waering |
1979 |
Valid |
Silurian |
|
|
Hughmilleria |
Sarle |
1903 |
Valid |
Silurian |
|
|
Jaekelopterus |
Waterston |
1964 |
Valid |
Devonian |
|
|
Kiaeropterus |
Waterston |
1979 |
Valid |
Silurian |
|
|
Kockurus |
Chlupáč |
1995 |
Misidentification |
N/A |
N/A |
Misidentified, likely represents an aglaspidid. |
Kodymirus |
Chlupáč |
1995 |
Misidentification |
N/A |
N/A |
Misidentified, likely represents an aglaspidid. |
Kokomopterus |
Kjellesvig-Waering |
1966 |
Valid |
Silurian |
|
|
Lanarkopterus |
Ritchie |
1968 |
Valid |
Silurian |
|
|
Lamontopterus |
Waterston |
1979 |
Valid |
Silurian |
|
|
Laurieipterus |
Kjellesvig-Waering |
1966 |
Valid |
Silurian |
|
|
Leiopterella |
Lamsdell, Braddy, Loeffler & Dineley |
2010 |
Valid |
Devonian |
|
|
Lepidoderma |
Reuss |
1855 |
Jr. synonym |
N/A |
N/A |
Synonym of Adelophthalmus. |
Marsupipterus |
Caster & Kjellesvig-Waering |
1955 |
Valid |
Silurian |
|
|
Mazonipterus |
Kjellesvig-Waering |
1963 |
Misidentification |
N/A |
N/A |
Misidentified, a plant. |
Megalograptus |
Miller |
1874 |
Valid |
Ordovician |
|
|
Megarachne |
Hünicken |
1980 |
Valid |
Carboniferous - Permian |
|
|
Melbournopterus |
Caster & Kjellesvig-Waering |
1953 |
Misidentification |
N/A |
N/A |
Misidentified, a brachipod. |
Mixopterus |
Ruedemann |
1921 |
Valid |
Silurian |
|
|
Moselopterus |
Størmer |
1974 |
Valid |
Devonian |
|
|
Mycterops |
Cope |
1886 |
Valid |
Carboniferous |
|
|
Nanahughmilleria |
Kjellesvig-Waering |
1961 |
Valid |
Silurian - Devonian |
|
|
Necrogammarus |
Woodward |
1870 |
Valid |
Silurian |
|
|
Onychopterella |
Størmer |
1951 |
Valid |
Ordovician - Silurian |
|
|
Onychopterus |
Miller & Gurley |
1896 |
Preoccupied[13] |
N/A |
N/A |
Preoccupied name, changed to Onychopterella. |
Orcanopterus |
Stott, Tetlie, Braddy, Nowlan, Glasser & Devereux |
2005 |
Valid |
Ordovician |
|
|
Pagea |
Waterston |
1962 |
Valid |
Devonian |
|
|
Paracarcinosoma |
Caster & Kjellesvig-Waering |
1964 |
Jr. synonym |
N/A |
N/A |
Synonym of Eusarcana. |
Paraeurypterus |
Lamsdell, Hoşgör & Selden |
2013 |
Valid |
Ordovician |
|
|
Parahughmilleria |
Kjellesvig-Waering |
1961 |
Valid |
Silurian - Devonian |
|
|
Parastylonurus |
Kjellesvig-Waering |
1966 |
Valid |
Silurian |
|
|
Parka |
Fleming |
1831 |
Misidentification[15] |
N/A |
N/A |
Misidentified, a plant. |
Pentecopterus[16] |
Lamsdell et al. |
2015 |
Valid |
Ordovician |
|
|
Pentlandopterus |
Lamsdell, Hoşgör & Selden |
2013 |
Valid |
Ordovician |
|
|
Pittsfordipterus |
Kjellesvig-Waering & Leutze |
1966 |
Valid |
Silurian |
|
|
Polystomurum[17] |
Novojilov |
1958 |
Misidentification |
N/A |
N/A |
Misidentified, an unplaced euchelicerate.[1] |
Polyzosternites |
Goldenberg |
1873 |
Jr. synonym |
N/A |
N/A |
Synonym of Adelophthalmus. |
Pterygotus |
Agassiz |
1839 |
Valid |
Silurian - Devonian |
Nearly cosmopolitan, see article. |
|
Rhenopterus |
Størmer |
1936 |
Valid |
Devonian |
|
|
Rhinocarcinosoma |
Novojilov |
1962 |
Valid |
Silurian |
|
|
Ruedemannipterus |
Kjellesvig-Waering |
1966 |
Valid |
Silurian |
|
|
Salteropterus |
Kjellesvig-Waering |
1951 |
Valid |
Silurian |
|
|
Sidneyia |
Walcott |
1911 |
Misidentification[18] |
N/A |
N/A |
Misidentified, an arachnomorph.[19] |
Slimonia |
Page |
1856 |
Valid |
Silurian |
|
|
Soligorskopterus[20] |
Plax, Lamsdell, Vrazo & Barbikov |
2018 |
Valid |
Devonian |
|
|
Stoermeropterus |
Lamsdell |
2011 |
Valid |
Devonian |
|
|
Strabops |
Beecher |
1901 |
Misidentification[21] |
N/A |
N/A |
Misidentified, a strabopid. |
Strobilopterus |
Ruedemann |
1935 |
Valid |
Silurian - Devonian |
|
|
Stylonurella |
Kjellesvig-Waering |
1966 |
Valid |
Silurian - Devonian |
|
|
Stylonuroides |
Kjellesvig-Waering |
1966 |
Valid |
Silurian - Devonian |
|
|
Stylonurus |
Page |
1856 |
Valid |
Devonian |
|
|
Syntomopterella |
Tellie |
2007 |
Jr. synonym |
N/A |
N/A |
Synonym of Strobilopterus. |
Syntomopterus |
Kjellesvig-Waering |
1961 |
Preoccupied |
N/A |
N/A |
Preoccupied name, changed to Strobilopterus. |
Tarsopterella |
Størmer |
1951 |
Valid |
Devonian |
|
|
Tarsopterus |
Clarke & Ruedemann |
1912 |
Preoccupied[13] |
N/A |
N/A |
Preoccupied name, changed to Tarsopterella. |
Terropterus[22] |
Wang, Dunlop, Gai, Lei, Jarzembowski & Wang |
2021 |
Valid |
Silurian |
|
|
Truncatiramus |
Kjellesvig-Waering |
1961 |
Jr. synonym |
N/A |
N/A |
Synonym of Erettopterus. |
Tylopterella |
Størmer |
1951 |
Valid |
Silurian |
|
|
Tylopterus |
Clarke & Ruedemann |
1912 |
Preoccupied[13] |
N/A |
N/A |
Preoccupied name, changed to Tylopterella. |
Unionopterus |
Chernyshev |
1948 |
Valid |
Carboniferous |
|
|
Vinetopterus |
Poschmann & Tellie |
2004 |
Valid |
Devonian |
|
|
Vernonopterus |
Waterston |
1968 |
Valid |
Carboniferous |
|
|
Waeringopterus |
Leutze |
1961 |
Valid |
Silurian |
|
|
Wiedopterus[23] |
Poschmann |
2015 |
Valid |
Devonian |
|
|
Willwerathia |
Størmer |
1936 |
Misidentification[24] |
N/A |
N/A |
Misidentified, a xiphosuran. |
Woodwardopterus |
Kjellesvig-Waering |
1959 |
Valid |
Carboniferous |
|
|