†family Carcinosomatidae Stormer 1934 (eurypterid)
Euchelicerata - Eurypterida - Carcinosomatidae
Parent taxon: Carcinosomatoidea according to J. A. Dunlop et al. 2013
See also Braddy et al. 2002, Dunlop et al. 2020 and Størmer 1955
Sister taxon: Mixopteridae
Subtaxa: Carcinosoma Eocarcinosoma Eusarcana Rhinocarcinosoma
Type: Carcinosoma
Ecology: nektobenthic carnivore
Distribution:
• Devonian of Canada (2: Northern Territories, Northwest Territories collections), the Czech Republic (1), Germany (1)
• Silurian of Canada (4: Nunavut, Ontario), the Czech Republic (2), Estonia (1), Libya (1), the United Kingdom (5), United States (13: Indiana, New York, Pennsylvania), Vietnam (2)
Total: 32 collections including 34 occurrences