Pterygotus holmi Størmer 1934 (eurypterid)

Eurypterida - Pterygotidae

Alternative combination: Erettopterus holmi

Full reference: L. Størmer. 1934. Merostomata from the Downtonian sandstone of Ringerike, Norway. Skrifte Utgitt av det Norske Videnskaps-Akademi i Oslo, I. Matem.-Naturvid. Klasse 10:1-125

Belongs to Pterygotus according to L. Størmer 1934

See also Kjellesvig-Waering 1964 and Lamsdell 2025

Sister taxa: Pterygotus (Pterygotus), Pterygotus anglicus, Pterygotus arcuatus, Pterygotus barrandei, Pterygotus carmani, Pterygotus cobbi, Pterygotus denticulatus, Pterygotus fissus, Pterygotus floridanus, Pterygotus gaspesiensis, Pterygotus grandidentatus, Pterygotus kopaninensis, Pterygotus leptodactylus, Pterygotus lightbodyi, Pterygotus ludensis, Pterygotus siemiradzkii, Pterygotus ventricosus, Pterygotus vogti, Pterygotus wanggaii

Ecology: nektobenthic carnivore

Distribution:

• Silurian of Norway (2 collections)

Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence

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