Hardieopterus

Hardieopterus is a genus of prehistoric eurypterid classified within the family Hardieopteridae.^[1] The genus contains four species, all Silurian in age; H. lanarkensis and H. macrophthalmus from Scotland, H. megalops from England and H. myops from the United States.^[2]

Hardieopterus Temporal range: Silurian, 436–416 Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Fossil of H. macrophthalmus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Chelicerata
Order:	†Eurypterida
Superfamily:	†Kokomopteroidea
Family:	†Hardieopteridae
Genus:	†Hardieopterus Waterston, 1979
Type species
†Hardieopterus macrophthalmus Laurie, 1892
Species
†?H. lanarkensis Waterston, 1979 †H. macrophthalmus Salter, 1859 †H. megalops Salter, 1859 †H. myops Clarke, 1907

See also

• List of eurypterids