Pittsfordipterus (eurypterid)

Euchelicerata - Eurypterida - Adelophthalmidae

Parent taxon: Adelophthalmidae according to J. A. Dunlop et al. 2013

See also Dunlop et al. 2020 and Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxa: Adelophthalmus, Bassipterus, Eysyslopterus, Nanahughmilleria, Parahughmilleria, Pruemopterus

Subtaxa: none

Ecology: nektobenthic carnivore

Distribution: found only at Eurypterid-Associated Biota of the Vernon Formation, Pittsford, New York (Silurian of New York)

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