Mycteroptidae
| Mycteroptidae Temporal range: Upper Carboniferous–Permian |
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| Megarachne servinei | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Merostomata |
| Order: | †Eurypterida |
| Suborder: | †Stylonurina |
| Superfamily: | †Hibbertopteroidea |
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†Mycteroptidae Cope, 1886 |
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Mycterops Cope, 1886 |
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| Synonyms | |
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Woodwardopteridae |
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Woodwardopteridae
Kjellesvig-Waering, 1959
Mycteroptidae are an extinct family of prehistoric eurypterids that lived during the Upper Carboniferous period in Europe and the Americas.
Mycteropids 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.
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