| Lanarkopteridae Temporal range: | |
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| Lanarkopterus | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Order: | † Eurypterida |
| Infraorder: | † Diploperculata |
| Superfamily: | † Carcinosomatoidea |
| Family: | † Lanarkopteridae Tollerton, 1989 |
| Genera | |
Lanarkopteridae is an extinct family of eurypterids. The family contains two genera: Lanarkopterus and Terropterus . [1]
Under previous classification schemes, the lanarkopterids were sometimes classified as part of the family Mixopteridae. [2]