Moselopterus elongatus Størmer 1974 (eurypterid)

Euchelicerata - Eurypterida - Moselopteridae

Full reference: L. Størmer. 1974. Arthropods from the Lower Devonian (Lower Emsian) of Alken an der Mosel, Germany; Part 4, Eurypterida, Drepanopteridae, and other groups . Senckenbergiana Lethaea 54(5-6):359-451

Belongs to Moselopterus according to L. Størmer 1974

Sister taxon: Moselopterus ancylotelson

Type specimen: Its type locality is Alken #3, Nellen Koepfchen Beds, Germany, which is in an Emsian lagoonal shale in Germany

Ecology: nektobenthic carnivore

Distribution: found only at Alken #3, Nellen Koepfchen Beds, Germany

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