Euchelicerata - Eurypterida - Eurypteridae
Full reference: O. E. Tetlie. 2006. Two new Silurian species of Eurypterus (Chelicerata: Eurypterida) from Norway and Canada and the phylogeny of the genus. Journal of Systematic Palaeontology 4(4):397-412
Belongs to Eurypterus according to O. E. Tetlie 2006
Sister taxa: Eurypterus (Adelophthalmus), Eurypterus (Anthraconectes), Eurypterus cephalaspis, Eurypterus dekayi, Eurypterus flintstonensis, Eurypterus henningsmoeni, Eurypterus laculatus, Eurypterus lacustris, Eurypterus leopoldi, Eurypterus loi, Eurypterus obesus, Eurypterus oklahomensis, Eurypterus ornatus, Eurypterus pittsfordensis, Eurypterus punctatus, Eurypterus quebecensis, Eurypterus raniceps, Eurypterus remipes, Eurypterus scouleri, Eurypterus sellardsi, Eurypterus serratus, Eurypterus styliformis, Eurypterus tetragonophthalmus, Eurypterus yangi
Type specimen: PMO 169425, a carapace. Its type locality is Sønsterud farm, Ringerike, which is in a Sheinwoodian marginal marine siltstone in the Steinsfjorden Formation of Norway.
Ecology: nektobenthic carnivore
Distribution:
• Silurian of Norway (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
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