Erettopterus gigas Salter 1859 (eurypterid)

Eurypterida - Pterygotidae

Salter in Huxley and Salter, 1859

Belongs to Erettopterus according to J. C. Lamsdell 2025

Sister taxa: Erettopterus bilobus, Erettopterus brodiei, Erettopterus canadensis, Erettopterus exophthalmus, 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: there are no occurrences of Erettopterus gigas in the database

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