†family Dolichopteridae Kjellesvig-Waering and Stormer 1952 (eurypterid)
Parent taxon: Dolichopteroidea according to J. C. Lamsdell 2025
See also Dunlop et al. 2013, Dunlop et al. 2020, Størmer 1955 and Tetlie et al. 2007
Sister taxa: Erieopteridae, Strobilopteridae
Subtaxa: Clarkeipterus Dolichopterus Malongia Paraeurypterus Pentlandopterus Ruedemannipterus
Type: Dolichopterus
Ecology: nektobenthic carnivore
Distribution:
• Devonian of United States (1: Ohio collection)
• Silurian of Sweden (2), the United Kingdom (3), United States (9: Maryland, New York, Pennsylvania)
• Ordovician of Türkiye (1)
Total: 16 collections including 23 occurrences