Cyrtoctenus peachi Størmer and Waterston 1968 (eurypterid)

Eurypterida - Hibbertopteridae

Full reference: L. Størmer and C. D. Waterston. 1968. Cyrtoctenus gen. nov., a large late Palaeozoic arthropod with pectinate appendages . Transactions of the Royal Society of Edinburgh 68(4):63-101

Belongs to Cyrtoctenus according to S.J. Braddy et al. 2023

See also Størmer and Waterston 1968

Sister taxa: Cyrtoctenus bambachi, Cyrtoctenus caledonicus, Cyrtoctenus dewalquei, Cyrtoctenus dicki, Cyrtoctenus ostraviensis, Cyrtoctenus wittebergensis

Ecology: nektobenthic carnivore

Distribution: found only at Lennel Braes, River Tweed, Coldstream (Carboniferous of the United Kingdom)

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