Wiedopterus Poschmann 2015 (eurypterid)

Euchelicerata - Eurypterida

Full reference: M. Poschmann. 2015. Sea scorpions (Chelicerata, Eurypterida) from the Lower Devonian (Siegenian) of the Lahrbach Valley/Westerwald area (SW Germany, Rhineland-Palatinate). Palaeontologische Zeitschrift 89:783-793

Parent taxon: Eurypterina according to M. Poschmann 2015

Sister taxa: Diploperculata, Eurypteroidea, Megalograptoidea, Moselopteroidea, Onychopterelloidea

Subtaxa: Wiedopterus noctua

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Ecology: nektobenthic carnivore

Distribution: found only at Güllesheimer Bach, Bürdenbach, Westerwald (Mainz collection) (Devonian of Germany)

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