Mycterops Cope 1886 (eurypterid)

Euchelicerata - Eurypterida - Mycteropidae

Synonym: Glaucodes Pruvost 1923

Parent taxon: Mycteropidae according to J. C. Lamsdell et al. 2010

See also Dunlop et al. 2020, Schram 1984, Strimple and Moore 1971 and Størmer 1955

Sister taxa: Megarachne, Woodwardopterus

Subtaxa: Mycterops blairi Mycterops matthieui Mycterops ordinatus Mycterops whitei

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Type: Mycterops ordinatus

Ecology: nektobenthic carnivore

Distribution:

• Carboniferous of Belgium (1 collection), the United Kingdom (1), United States (6: Iowa, Nebraska, Pennsylvania)

Total: 8 collections each including a single occurrence

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