Jaekelopterus (eurypterid)

Euchelicerata - Eurypterida - Pterygotidae

Parent taxon: Pterygotidae according to J. A. Dunlop et al. 2013

See also Dunlop et al. 2020 and Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxa: Acutiramus, Ciurcopterus, Erettopterus, Necrogammarus, Pterygotus

Subtaxa: Jaekelopterus howelli Jaekelopterus rhenaniae

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Type: Pterygotus rhenaniae

Ecology: nektobenthic carnivore

Distribution:

• Devonian of Germany (3 collections), United States (2: Wyoming)

Total: 5 collections each including a single occurrence

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