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Moselopterus elongatus

Eurypterida - Moselopteridae

Taxonomy
Moselopterus elongatus was named by Størmer (1974). It is not extant. Its type locality is Alken #3, Nellen Koepfchen Beds, Germany, which is in an Emsian lagoonal shale in Germany.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1974Moselopterus elongatus Størmer pp. 411-412

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Ecdysozoa
—Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
—Deuteropoda
subphylumChelicerataHeymons 1901
—EuchelicerataWeygoldt and Paulus 1979
RankNameAuthor
—Prosomapoda
—Planaterga
—Dekatriata
—SclerophorataKamenz et al. 2011
orderEurypteridaBurmeister 1843
suborderEurypterinaBurmeister 1843
superfamilyMoselopteroideaLamsdell et al. 2010
familyMoselopteridaeLamsdell et al. 2010
genusMoselopterus
specieselongatus

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.

†Moselopterus elongatus Størmer 1974
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available