Synonyms: Pterygotus atlanticus Clarke and Ruedemann 1912, Pterygotus minor Woodward 1864
Belongs to Pterygotus according to J. C. Lamsdell 2025
See also Braddy 2000, Dunlop et al. 2020 and Miller 2007
Sister taxa: Pterygotus (Pterygotus), Pterygotus arcuatus, Pterygotus barrandei, Pterygotus carmani, Pterygotus cobbi, Pterygotus denticulatus, Pterygotus fissus, Pterygotus floridanus, Pterygotus gaspesiensis, Pterygotus grandidentatus, Pterygotus holmi, Pterygotus kopaninensis, Pterygotus leptodactylus, Pterygotus lightbodyi, Pterygotus ludensis, Pterygotus siemiradzkii, Pterygotus ventricosus, Pterygotus vogti, Pterygotus wanggaii
Ecology: nektobenthic carnivore
Distribution:
• Devonian of Canada (3: New Brunswick collections), the United Kingdom (2)
Total: 5 collections including 6 occurrences
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