Pterygotus carmani Kjellesvig-Waering 1961 (eurypterid)

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 J. C. Lamsdell 2025

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

Ecology: nektobenthic carnivore

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

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