†Mycterops whitei Schram 1984 (eurypterid)
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Euchelicerata - Eurypterida - Mycteropidae
Full reference: F. R. Schram. 1984. Upper Pennsylvanian arthropods from black shales of Iowa and Nebraska. Journal of Paleontology 58(1):197-209
Belongs to Mycterops according to F. R. Schram 1984
Sister taxa: Mycterops blairi, Mycterops matthieui, Mycterops ordinatus
Type specimen: PE 25421. Its type locality is Hushpuckney Shale Mem, Crescent, Pottawattamie County, IA (Schram, 1984, Loc. 6), which is in a Missourian offshore shale in the Swope Formation of Iowa.
Ecology: nektobenthic carnivore
Distribution:
• Carboniferous of United States (5: Iowa, Nebraska collections)
Total: 5 collections each including a single occurrence
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