Pterygotus carmani Kjellesvig-Waering 1961 (eurypterid)

Euchelicerata - Eurypterida - Pterygotidae

Full reference: E. N. Kjellesvig-Waering. 1961. Eurypterids of the Devonian Holland Quarry Shale of Ohio. Fieldiana: Geology 1961 14(5):79-98

Belongs to Pterygotus according to E. N. Kjellesvig-Waering 1961

Sister taxa: Pterygotus (Pterygotus), Pterygotus anglicus, Pterygotus barrandei, Pterygotus fissus, Pterygotus floridanus, Pterygotus gaspesiensis, Pterygotus holmi, Pterygotus leptodactylus, Pterygotus siemiradzkii, Pterygotus vogti

Ecology: nektobenthic carnivore

Distribution: found only at Eurypterid-Associated Biota of the Holland Quarry Shale, Toledo (Devonian of Ohio)

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