Euchelicerata - Eurypterida - Pterygotidae
Placed by Kjellesvig-Waering 1964 as Erettopterus (Truncatiramus?) vogti; by Dunlop et al. as ?Erettopterus vogti
Alternative combination: Erettopterus vogti
Full reference: L. Størmer. 1934. Downtonian [Silurian] Merostomata from Spitsbergen, with remarks on the suborder Synziphosura. Skrifter - Kongelige Norske Videnskabers Selskab 1934(3):1-26
Belongs to Pterygotus according to L. Størmer 1934
See also Kjellesvig-Waering 1964
Sister taxa: Pterygotus (Pterygotus), Pterygotus anglicus, Pterygotus barrandei, Pterygotus carmani, Pterygotus fissus, Pterygotus floridanus, Pterygotus gaspesiensis, Pterygotus holmi, Pterygotus leptodactylus, Pterygotus siemiradzkii
Ecology: nektobenthic carnivore
Distribution: found only at Eurypterid-Associated Biota of the Anglaspis Horizon at Red Bay, Spitsbergen (Devonian of Norway)
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