†Jaekelopterus (eurypterid)
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Euchelicerata - Eurypterida - Pterygotidae
Parent taxon: Pterygotidae according to J. A. Dunlop et al. 2013
See also Dunlop et al. 2020 and Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Acutiramus, Ciurcopterus, Erettopterus, Necrogammarus, Pterygotus
Subtaxa: Jaekelopterus howelli Jaekelopterus rhenaniae
Type: Pterygotus rhenaniae
Ecology: nektobenthic carnivore
Distribution:
• Devonian of Australia (1 collection), Germany (3), United States (2: Wyoming)
Total: 6 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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