Alternative combinations: Himantopterus bilobus, Pterygotus bilobus
Synonyms: Eurypterus perornatus Salter 1856, Pterygotus perornatus Salter 1856
Belongs to Erettopterus according to J.A. Dunlop et al. 2020
See also Lamsdell 2025 and Woodward 1878
Sister taxa: Erettopterus brodiei, Erettopterus canadensis, Erettopterus exophthalmus, Erettopterus gigas, Erettopterus globiceps, Erettopterus grandis, Erettopterus laticauda, Erettopterus marstoni, Erettopterus megalodon, Erettopterus osiliensis, Erettopterus qujingensis, Erettopterus salweyi, Erettopterus serratus, Erettopterus serricaudatus, Erettopterus spatulatus, Erettopterus waylandsmithi
Ecology: nektobenthic carnivore
Distribution:
• Silurian of the United Kingdom (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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