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Rhenopterus

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Subphylum
  
Chelicerata

Order
  
†Eurypterida

Rank
  
Genus

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Class
  
Merostomata

Superfamily
  
†Rhenopteroidea

Similar
  
Drepanopterus, Kokomopterus, Stylonurina, Adelophthalmus, Hughmilleria

Rhenopterus is an extinct prehistoric eurypterid. Rhenopterus lived in the Lower Devonian period in Europe and possibly North America.

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Description

Rhenopterids were small, characterized by scattered tubercules and knobs on the outer surface of the exoskeleton. Their first two (or possibly three) pairs of walking legs had spines; the last two pairs were long and powerful, without spines. The prosoma (head) was subtrapezoidal, with arcuate compound eyes on parallel axes. The male genital appendages were short with two distal spines.

Species

  • Rhenopterus Størmer, 1936
  • Rhenopterus diensti Størmer, 1936 — Lower Devonian, Germany
  • Rhenopterus macrotuberculatus Størmer, 1974 - Devonian, Alken an der Mosel
  • Rhenopterus tuberculatus Størmer, 1936 - Devonian, Germany

    • References

    Rhenopterus Wikipedia
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