†Pentlandopterus Lamsdell et al. 2013 (eurypterid)
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Full reference: J. C. Lamsdell, I. Hosgor, and P. A. Selden. 2013. A new Ordovician eurypterid (Arthropoda: Chelicerata) from southeast Turkey: evidence for a cryptic Ordovician record of Eurypterida. Gondwana Research 23:354-366
Parent taxon: Dolichopteridae according to J. C. Lamsdell 2025
See also Dunlop et al. 2013, Dunlop et al. 2020 and Lamsdell et al. 2013
Sister taxa: Clarkeipterus, Dolichopterus, Malongia, Paraeurypterus, Ruedemannipterus
Subtaxa: Pentlandopterus minor
Type: Eurypterus minor
Ecology: nektobenthic carnivore
Distribution:
• Silurian of the United Kingdom (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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