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Vinetopterus

Eurypterida - Moselopteridae

Taxonomy
Vinetopterus was named by Poschmann and Tetlie (2004).

It was assigned to Eurypteridae by Tetlie and Cuggy (2007); and to Moselopteridae by Lamsdell et al. (2010) and Dunlop et al. (2020).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2004Vinetopterus Poschmann and Tetlie
2007Vinetopterus Tetlie and Cuggy
2010Vinetopterus Lamsdell et al.
2020Vinetopterus 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
genusVinetopterusPoschmann and Tetlie 2004

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. †Vinetopterus Poschmann and Tetlie 2004
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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
Collections
No collection or age range data are available