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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
—EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
—Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaGravenhorst 1843
—Deuteropoda
RankNameAuthor
subphylumChelicerataHeymons 1901
orderEurypteridaHuxley 1857
suborderEurypterinaNovojilov 1962
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
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 410.62000 to 399.50000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Emsian410.62 - 399.5Germany (Alken) Moselopterus elongatus (type locality: 27049)