Pentlandopterus

Pentlandopterus
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Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Order: Eurypterida
Suborder: Eurypterina
Superfamily: Eurypteroidea
Genus: Pentlandopterus
Lamsdell, Hoşgör & Selden, 2013
Type species
Pentlandopterus minor
Laurie, 1899

Pentlandopterus is a genus of prehistoric eurypterid from the Late Ordovician period. The genus contains one species, P. minor, known from the Pentland Hills in Scotland. Classified as part of the Eurypteroidea superfamily, it has not yet been possible to classify it as part of any particular family.