Strobilopterus
Strobilopterus is a genus of prehistoric eurypterid of the family Strobilopteridae. The genus contains four species, two from the Devonian of Wyoming, United States (S. princetonii and S. proteus), one from the Devonian of Ohio, United States (S. richardsoni) and one from the Silurian of Estonia (S. laticeps).
| Strobilopterus Temporal range: | |
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| Fossil of S. proteus (left) with its counterpart (right) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Order: | †Eurypterida |
| Family: | †Strobilopteridae |
| Genus: | †Strobilopterus Ruedemann, 1935 |
| Type species | |
| Strobilopterus princetonii Ruedemann, 1934 | |
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