†family Lanarkopteridae Tollerton 1989 (eurypterid)
Parent taxon: Carcinosomatoidea according to J. C. Lamsdell 2025
See also Dunlop et al. 2020
Sister taxa: Carcinosomatidae, Megalograptidae, Mixopteridae
Subtaxa: Lanarkopterus Terropterus
Type: Lanarkopterus
Ecology: nektobenthic carnivore
Distribution:
• Silurian of China (2 collections), the United Kingdom (2)
Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence