Erettopterus spatulatus 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 J. C. Lamsdell 2025

Sister taxa: Erettopterus bilobus, Erettopterus brodiei, 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 waylandsmithi

Ecology: nektobenthic carnivore

Distribution:

• Silurian of the United Kingdom (2 collections)

Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence

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