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Moselopterus

Eurypterida - Moselopteridae

Taxonomy
Moselopterus was named by Størmer (1974) [Sepkoski's age data: D Emsi-l D Eife Sepkoski's reference number: 360]. It is not extant. Its type is Moselopterus ancylotelson. It is the type genus of Moselopteroidea, Moselopteridae.

It was assigned to Eurypterida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Moselopteridae by Lamsdell et al. (2010) and Dunlop et al. (2020).

Species
M. ancylotelson (type species), M. elongatus

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1974Moselopterus Størmer
2002Moselopterus Sepkoski
2010Moselopterus Lamsdell et al.
2020Moselopterus Dunlop et al. p. 20

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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

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.

G. †Moselopterus Størmer 1974
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Moselopterus ancylotelson Størmer 1974
Moselopterus elongatus Størmer 1974
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: Early/Lower Emsian or 409.10000 to 402.50000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Emsian409.1 - 402.5Germany (Alken) M. ancylotelson, M. elongatus (27049)