Mycterops

Mycterops Temporal range: Upper Carboniferous PreЄ Є O S D C P T J K Pg N
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Merostomata
Order:	†Eurypterida
Superfamily:	Species
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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.

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

• Mycterops blairi Waterston, 1968
• Mycterops matthieui Pruvost, 1924
• Mycterops ordinatus Cope, 1886
• ?Mycterops whitei Schram, 1984

References

1. ^ Størmer, L 1955. Merostomata. Treatise on Invertebrate Paleontology, Part P Arthropoda 2, Chelicerata, P39.

See also

• List of eurypterids