Erettopterus qujingensis Ma et al. 2022 (eurypterid)

Euchelicerata - Eurypterida - Pterygotidae

Full reference: Z. Ma, P. A. Selden, J. C. Lamsdell, T. Zhang, J. Chen and X. Zhang. 2022. Two new eurypterids (Arthropoda, Chelicerata) from the upper Silurian Yulongsi Formation of south-west China. Journal of Paleontology

Belongs to Erettopterus according to Z. Ma et al. 2022

Sister taxa: Erettopterus bilobus, Erettopterus serratus, Erettopterus waylandsmithi

Ecology: nektobenthic carnivore

Distribution: found only at Liaojiao Mountain vicinity Eurypterids (Silurian of China)

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