Vinetopterus
Vinetopterus is a genus of prehistoric eurypterid from the Devonian period in Europe classified as part of the Moselopteridae family. The genus contains two species, both from Germany: V. struvei and V. martini.[1]
Vinetopterus Temporal range: Late Pragian-Early Emsian, | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
Order: | †Eurypterida |
Superfamily: | †Moselopteroidea |
Family: | †Moselopteridae |
Genus: | †Vinetopterus Poschmann & Tetlie, 2004 |
Type species | |
†Vinetopterus struvei Størmer, 1974 | |
Species | |
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See also
References
- 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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