Onychopterellidae Temporal range: Late
Hirnantian–Early
Emsian,
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Fossil of Tylopterella. | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
Order: | † Eurypterida |
Suborder: | † Eurypterina |
Superfamily: | †
Onychopterelloidea Lamsdell, 2011 |
Family: | †
Onychopterellidae Lamsdell, 2011 |
Type species | |
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Onychopterella kokomoensis Miller & Gurley, 1896
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Onychopterellidae are an extinct family of eurypterids. The family is the only family classified as part of the superfamily Onychopterelloidea. Genera included are Alkenopterus, Onychopterella and Tylopterella. [1]