Erettopterus brodiei Kjellesvig-Waering 1961 (eurypterid)

Eurypterida - Pterygotidae

Full reference: E. N. Kjellesvig-Waering. 1961. The Silurian Eurypterida of the Welsh Borderland. Journal of Paleontology 35(4):789-835

Belongs to Erettopterus according to Kjellesvig-Waering 1961

Sister taxa: Erettopterus bilobus, Erettopterus canadensis, Erettopterus exophthalmus, Erettopterus gigas, Erettopterus globiceps, Erettopterus grandis, Erettopterus laticauda, Erettopterus marstoni, Erettopterus megalodon, Erettopterus osiliensis, Erettopterus qujingensis, Erettopterus salweyi, Erettopterus serratus, Erettopterus serricaudatus, Erettopterus spatulatus, Erettopterus waylandsmithi

Ecology: nektobenthic carnivore

Distribution: found only at Eurypterid-Associated Biota, Platyschisma Beds, Downton Castle Sst., Herefordsh. (Silurian of the United Kingdom)

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