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Moselopteridae

Eurypterida - Moselopteridae

Taxonomy
Moselopteridae was named by Lamsdell et al. (2010). Its type is Moselopterus. It is the type family of Moselopteroidea.

It was assigned to Moselopteroidea by Dunlop et al. (2013), Dunlop et al. (2020), Lamsdell (2025).

Subtaxa
Moselopterus (type genus), Stoermeropterus, Vinetopterus

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2010Moselopteridae Lamsdell et al.
2013Moselopteridae Dunlop et al. p. 19
2020Moselopteridae Dunlop et al. p. 20
2025Moselopteridae Lamsdell

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
—Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaGravenhorst 1843
RankNameAuthor
—Deuteropoda
subphylumChelicerataHeymons 1901
orderEurypteridaHuxley 1857
suborderEurypterinaNovojilov 1962
superfamilyMoselopteroideaLamsdell et al. 2010
familyMoselopteridaeLamsdell et al. 2010
familyMoselopteridaeLamsdell et al. 2010

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Fm. †Moselopteridae Lamsdell et al. 2010
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G. †Moselopterus Størmer 1974
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†Moselopterus ancylotelson Størmer 1974
†Moselopterus elongatus Størmer 1974
G. †Stoermeropterus Lamsdell 2011
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†Stoermeropterus conicus Laurie 1892
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Invalid names: Drepanopterus bembycoides Laurie 1899 [synonym], Drepanopterus lobatus Laurie 1899 [synonym]
G. †Vinetopterus Poschmann and Tetlie 2004
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: nektobenthico
Diet: carnivoreo
Vision: well-developedo
Created: 2004-09-24 08:12:58
Modified: 2010-02-05 01:21:51
Source: o = order
Reference: Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Telychian to the top of the Early/Lower Emsian or 438.60000 to 399.50000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Llandovery443.1 - 432.9United Kingdom (Scotland) Drepanopterus bembycoides (26885)
Telychian438.6 - 432.9United Kingdom (Scotland) Drepanopterus lobatus, Drepanopterus bembycoides (153581)
Early/Lower Emsian410.62 - 399.5Germany (Alken) Moselopterus ancylotelson, Moselopterus elongatus (27049)