Pruemopterus Poschmann 2021 (eurypterid)

Eurypterida - Parahughmilleriidae

Full reference: M.J. Poschmann. 2021. A new sea scorpion (Arthropoda, Eurypterida) from the Early Devonian of Willwerath (Rhineland‑Palatinate, SW Germany). Palaeontologische Zeitschrift 95:17-26

Parent taxon: Parahughmilleriidae according to J. C. Lamsdell 2025

See also Poschmann 2021

Sister taxon: Parahughmilleria

Subtaxa: Pruemopterus salgadoi

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Type: Pruemopterus salgadoi

Ecology: nektobenthic carnivore

Distribution: found only at Willwerath (Mainz collection) (Devonian of Germany)

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