Acutiramus cummingsi Grote and Pitt 1875 (eurypterid)

Euchelicerata - Eurypterida - Pterygotidae

Alternative combination: Pterygotus cummingsi

Synonyms: Pterygotus acuticaudatus Pohlman 1882, Pterygotus buffaloensis Pohlman 1881, Pterygotus quadraticaudatus Pohlman 1882

Belongs to Acutiramus according to J.A. Dunlop et al. 2020

Sister taxa: Acutiramus bohemicus, Acutiramus floweri, Acutiramus macrophthalmus, Acutiramus perneri, Acutiramus suwanneensis

Ecology: nektobenthic carnivore

Distribution: found only at Bertie (Silurian of New York)

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