†family Dolichopteridae Kjellesvig-Waering and Stormer 1952 (eurypterid)

Eurypterida - Dolichopteridae

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

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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

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