†Cyrtoctenus wittebergensis Waterston et al. 1985 (eurypterid)
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Eurypterida - Hibbertopteridae
Full reference: C. D. Waterston, B. W. Oelofson, and R. D. F. Oosthuizen. 1985. Cyrtoctenus wittebergensis sp. nov. (Chelicerata; Eurypterida); a large sweep-feeder from the Carboniferous of South Africa. Transactions of the Royal Society of Edinburgh 76(2-3):339-358
Belongs to Cyrtoctenus according to S.J. Braddy et al. 2023
See also Waterston et al. 1985
Sister taxa: Cyrtoctenus bambachi, Cyrtoctenus caledonicus, Cyrtoctenus dewalquei, Cyrtoctenus dicki, Cyrtoctenus ostraviensis, Cyrtoctenus peachi
Ecology: nektobenthic carnivore
Distribution: found only at Cyrtoctenid Eurypterid (Carboniferous of South Africa)
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