Onychopterellidae

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.

Onychopterellidae
Temporal range: Late Hirnantian–Early Emsian,
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
Onychopterella kokomoensis
Miller & Gurley, 1896
Genera
Synonyms
  • Alkenopteridae Poschmann & Tetlie, 2004
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