†Archopterus Wang et al. 2023 (eurypterid)
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Eurypterida - Pittsfordipteridae
Full reference: H. Wang, S. J. Braddy, J. Botting and Y. Zhang. 2023. The first documentation of an Ordovician eurypterid (Chelicerata) from China. Journal of Paleontology 97(3):606-611
Parent taxon: Pittsfordipteridae according to J. C. Lamsdell 2025
Sister taxa: Bassipterus, Pittsfordipterus
Subtaxa: Archopterus anjiensis
Type: Archopterus anjiensis
Ecology: nektobenthic carnivore
Distribution: there are no occurrences of Archopterus in the database
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