Euchelicerata - Eurypterida - Pterygotidae
Alternative spelling: Pterygotus (Acutiramus)
Synonym: Bunodella Matthew 1889
Parent taxon: Pterygotidae according to J. A. Dunlop et al. 2013
See also Dunlop et al. 2020, Kjellesvig-Waering and Caster 1955, Miller and Tetlie 2007, Sepkoski 2002 and Størmer 1955
Sister taxa: Ciurcopterus, Erettopterus, Jaekelopterus, Necrogammarus, Pterygotus
Subtaxa: Acutiramus bohemicus Acutiramus cummingsi Acutiramus floweri Acutiramus macrophthalmus Acutiramus perneri Acutiramus suwanneensis
Ecology: nektobenthic carnivore
Distribution:
• Devonian of Algeria (1 collection), Australia (1), the Czech Republic (5), Spain (1), United States (1: New York)
• Silurian of Canada (2: New Brunswick), the Czech Republic (7), United States (6: Florida, New York)
Total: 24 collections including 30 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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