†Holmipterus Kjellesvig-Waering 1979 (eurypterid)
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Eurypterida - Carcinosomatidae
Full reference: E. Kjellesvig-Waering. 1979. Eurypterids. Lower Wenlock faunal and floral dynamics – Vattenfallet Section, Gotland. C 762. 121-136
Parent taxon: Carcinosomatidae according to J. C. Lamsdell 2025
See also Dunlop et al. 2013, Dunlop et al. 2020 and Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Carcinosoma, Cruinnopterus, Eocarcinosoma, Eusarcana, Rhinocarcinosoma
Subtaxa: Holmipterus suecicus
Ecology: nektobenthic carnivore
Distribution:
• Silurian of Sweden (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
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