Cyrtoctenus wittebergensis Waterston et al. 1985 (eurypterid)

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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