Moselopteridae
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Extinct family of sea scorpions
| Moselopteridae | |
|---|---|
| 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]
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[edit ]References
[edit ]- ^ 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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