Xiphosura - Xiphosurida - Belinuridae

Alternative combinations: Belinurus danae, Bellinurus danae, Prestwichia danae

Synonyms: Euproops amiae Woodward 1918, Euproops colletti White 1884, Euproops darrahi Raymond 1944, Euproops graigolae Dix and Pringle 1929, Euproops gwenti Dix and Pringle 1929, Euproops islwyni Dix and Pringle 1929, Euproops kilmersdonensis Ambrose and Romano 1972, Euproops laevicula Raymond 1944, Euproops laticephalus Raymond 1944, Euproops meeki Dix and Pringle 1929, Euproops nitida Dix and Pringle 1929, Euproops packardi Willard and Jones 1935, Euproops scheeleana Ebert 1892, Euproops thompsoni Raymond 1944, Prestwichia (Euproops) scheeleana Ebert 1892, Prestwichianella nitida Dix and Pringle 1929, Prestwichianella zalesskii Chernyshev 1927

Full reference: F. B. Meek and A. H. Worthen. 1865. Notice of some new types of organic remains from the Coal Measures of Illinois. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 17:41-53

Belongs to Euproops according to J. C. Lamsdell 2020

See also Ambrose and Romano 1972, Anderson 1994, Babcock and Merriam 2000, Chernyshev 1927, Chernyshev 1928, Copeland 1957, Dix and Pringle 1929, Dunlop et al. 2013, Ebert 1892, Haug and Rötzer 2018, Lamsdell 2016, Meek and Worthen 1865, Raymond 1944, Shpinev 2018, White 1884, Willard and Jones 1935, Woodward 1867 and Woodward 1918

Sister taxa: none

Type specimens:

• Euproops danae: Its type locality is Mazon Creek (University of Illinois collection), which is in a Westphalian D deltaic mudstone in the Carbondale Formation of Illinois
• Euproops amiae: Its type locality is GSC 616, Donkin No. 6 mine dump, Glace Bay, which is in a Westphalian C/Westphalian D fluvial-lacustrine siliciclastic in Canada.
• Euproops colletti: Its type locality is Durkee's Ferry, which is in a Westphalian D paralic shale in Indiana.
• Euproops darrahi: MCZ 4691, a carapace. Its type locality is Fair Oaks, Ambridge, which is in a Westphalian D fluvial-lacustrine shale in the Glenshaw Formation of Pennsylvania.
• Euproops graigolae: Its type locality is Clydach Merthyr Colliery, roof of Graigola Seam, which is in a Westphalian D terrestrial shale in the Pennant Formation of the United Kingdom.
• Euproops gwenti: BGS 48523/48524. Its type locality is Gellideg, roof of Mynyddislwyn Seam, which is in a Westphalian D fluvial-lacustrine shale in the Pennant Sandstone Formation of the United Kingdom.
• Euproops islwyni: BGS 48526/48525. Its type locality is Gellideg, roof of Mynyddislwyn Seam, which is in a Westphalian D fluvial-lacustrine shale in the Pennant Sandstone Formation of the United Kingdom.
• Euproops kilmersdonensis: BMNH It. 61012, an exoskeleton. Its type locality is Kilmersdon Colliery tip, no. 9 seam, which is in a Westphalian D terrestrial mudstone in the Farrington Formation of the United Kingdom.
• Euproops laevicula: YPM 16912, a carapace. Its type locality is Mazon Creek (YPM collection), which is in a Westphalian D deltaic mudstone in the Carbondale Formation of Illinois.
• Euproops laticephalus: MCZ 4692, a carapace. Its type locality is Near Pottsville, roof shale of Salem Coal, which is in a Stephanian C fluvial-lacustrine shale in the Llewellyn Formation of Pennsylvania.
• Euproops meeki: BGS 48528/48529. Its type locality is Maes-y-cwmmer (Gwernau level), Monmouthshire, which is in a Westphalian D terrestrial siliciclastic in the Pennant Sandstone Formation of the United Kingdom.
• Euproops nitida: Its type locality is Clydach Merthyr Colliery, roof of Graigola Seam, which is in a Westphalian D terrestrial shale in the Pennant Formation of the United Kingdom.
• Euproops packardi: Its type locality is Culm pile at Baltimore Mines, Parsons, which is in a Westphalian D fluvial-lacustrine shale in the Llewellyn Formation of Pennsylvania.
• Euproops thompsoni: MCZ 4669, a carapace. Its type locality is Wilmington strip mine, Mazon Creek, which is in a Westphalian D interdistributary bay mudstone in the Carbondale Formation of Illinois.
• Prestwichia (Euproops) scheeleana: Its type locality is Zeche Wolfsbank, Röttgersbank seam, which is in a Westphalian A fluvial-lacustrine shale in the Bochum Formation of Germany.
• Prestwichianella zalesskii: Its type locality is Sofievka village (feuille VI-21), which is in a Westphalian A/Westphalian B fluvial-lacustrine siliciclastic in the Smolyaninovskaya Formation of Ukraine.

Ecology: nektobenthic carnivore

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Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.