Moselopteridae

Moselopteridae
Temporal range: Silurian–Devonian
Life restoration of Stoermeropterus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Order: †Eurypterida
Suborder: †Eurypterina
Superfamily: †Moselopteroidea
Lamsdell, Braddy & Tetlie, 2010
Family: †Moselopteridae
Lamsdell, Braddy & Tetlie, 2010
Genera

Moselopteridae are an extinct family of eurypterids. It is the only family classified as part of the superfamily Moselopteroidea, and contains three genera: Moselopterus, Stoermeropterus and Vinetopterus.[1]

See also

References

  1. ^ Dunlop, J. A., Penney, D. & Jekel, D. 2015. A summary list of fossil spiders and their relatives. In World Spider Catalog. Natural History Museum Bern, online at http://wsc.nmbe.ch , version 16.0 http://www.wsc.nmbe.ch/resources/fossils/Fossils16.0.pdf (PDF).


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