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 hankeni, Eurypterus henningsmoeni, Eurypterus laculatus, Eurypterus lacustris, 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: GSC 48520, an abdomen (telson). Its type locality is Port Leopold, units D13 and D15, which is in a Ludfordian peritidal limestone in the Leopold Formation of Canada.
Ecology: nektobenthic carnivore
Distribution: found only at Port Leopold, units D13 and D15
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