Mycterops
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Merostomata |
| Order: | †Eurypterida |
| Superfamily: | †Hibbertopteroidea |
| Family: | †Mycteroptidae |
| Genus: | †Mycterops Cope, 1886 |
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Mycterops is a genus of prehistoric eurypterid of the Family Mycteroptidae. Mycterops lived in the Carboniferous period in Europe and North America.
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Description
Mycteroptids were medium-sized to fairly large. Their outer surface had numerous scales and reticulate ornamentation. Their first and possibly second tergites (dorsal surfaces of the abdominal sections) were strongly developed. Their legs resembled those of Stylonurus. The prosoma (head) was subtrapezoid, with small compound eyes.[1]
Species
- Mycterops Cope, 1886
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- Mycterops blairi Waterston, 1968
- Mycterops matthieui Pruvost, 1924
- Mycterops ordinatus Cope, 1886
- ?Mycterops whitei Schram, 1984
See also
References
- ↑ Størmer, L 1955. Merostomata. Treatise on Invertebrate Paleontology, Part P Arthropoda 2, Chelicerata, P39.
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