Dolichopteroidea
Extinct superfamily of sea scorpions
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Dolichopteroidea is an extinct superfamily of eurypterids. The group contains three families: Dolichopteridae, Erieopteridae, and Strobilopteridae.[1]
| Dolichopteroidea Temporal range: | |
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| Fossil of Dolichopterus | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Order: | †Eurypterida |
| Suborder: | †Eurypterina |
| Superfamily: | †Dolichopteroidea Kjellesvig-Waering & Størmer, 1952 |
| Families | |
Under previous classification schemes, the dolichopteroids were sometimes classified as part of the Eurypteroidea superfamily.[2]
