†Echinognathus Walcott 1882 (eurypterid)
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Euchelicerata - Eurypterida - Megalograptidae
Full reference: C. D. Walcott. 1882. Description of a New Genus of the Order Eurypterida from the Utica Slate. American Journal of Science 23(135):213-216
Parent taxon: Megalograptidae according to J.A. Dunlop et al. 2020
See also Sepkoski 2002 and Størmer 1955
Sister taxa: Megalograptus, Pentecopterus
Subtaxa: Echinognathus clevelandi
Ecology: nektobenthic carnivore
Distribution: found only at Holland Patent NY North (Ordovician of New York)
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