Kiaeropterus

Kiaeropterus
Temporal range: Silurian, 428.2–422.9 Ma
Reconstruction of K. cyclophthalmus with prosomal appendages and telson based on close relative Brachyopterus.
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Order: †Eurypterida
Family: †Rhenopteridae
Genus: †Kiaeropterus
Waterston, 1979
Species
  • K. cyclophthalmus Laurie, 1892
  • K. ruedemanni Størmer, 1934 (type species)
Synonyms

Kiaeropterus is a genus of prehistoric eurypterid classified as part of the Rhenopteridae family. Two species, both from the Silurian period, are known; K. cyclophthalmus from Scotland and K. ruedemanni from Norway.[1]

  1. ^ Dunlop, J. A., Penney, D. & Jekel, D. 2015. A summary list of fossil spiders and their relatives. In World Spider Catalog. Natural History Museum Bern, online at http://wsc.nmbe.ch , version 16.0 http://www.wsc.nmbe.ch/resources/fossils/Fossils16.0.pdf (PDF).