†Jaekelopterus (eurypterid)
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Parent taxon: Pterygotidae according to J. C. Lamsdell 2025
See also Dunlop et al. 2013, Dunlop et al. 2020 and Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Acutiramus, Erettopterus, Pterygotus
Subtaxa: Jaekelopterus howelli Jaekelopterus marylandicus Jaekelopterus rhenaniae
Type: Pterygotus rhenaniae
Ecology: nektobenthic carnivore
Distribution:
• Devonian of Australia (1 collection), Germany (3), United States (2: Wyoming)
• Silurian of United States (1: Maryland)
Total: 7 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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