Archopterus Wang et al. 2023 (eurypterid)

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

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Type: Archopterus anjiensis

Ecology: nektobenthic carnivore

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Archopterus in the database

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