Salter in Huxley and Salter, 1859
Alternative spelling: Pterygotus (Erettopterus)
Invalid subtaxa: Himantopterus Salter 1856 [replaced name], Necrogammarus, Truncatiramus
Parent taxon: Pterygotidae according to J. C. Lamsdell 2025
See also Dunlop et al. 2013, Dunlop et al. 2020, Selden 1986, Sepkoski 2002 and Størmer 1955
Sister taxa: Acutiramus, Jaekelopterus, Pterygotus
Subtaxa: Erettopterus bilobus Erettopterus brodiei Erettopterus canadensis Erettopterus exophthalmus Erettopterus gigas Erettopterus globiceps Erettopterus grandis Erettopterus laticauda Erettopterus marstoni Erettopterus megalodon Erettopterus osiliensis Erettopterus qujingensis Erettopterus salweyi Erettopterus serratus Erettopterus serricaudatus Erettopterus spatulatus Erettopterus waylandsmithi
Type: Himantopterus bilobus
Ecology: nektobenthic carnivore
Distribution:
• Devonian of United States (1: Ohio collection)
• Silurian of Canada (1: Ontario), China (1), Czechia (1), Estonia (1), Sweden (2), the United Kingdom (8), United States (13: Maryland, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, West Virginia)
Total: 28 collections including 36 occurrences
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