Alkenopterus
| Alkenopterus Temporal range: Late Pragian-Early Emsian, | |
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| SMF VIII 150, the holotype of Alkenopterus brevitelson | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Order: | †Eurypterida |
| Suborder: | †Eurypterina |
| Superfamily: | †Alkenopteroidea Poschmann & Tetlie, 2004 |
| Family: | †Alkenopteridae Poschmann & Tetlie, 2004 |
| Genus: | †Alkenopterus Størmer, 1974 |
| Type species | |
| †Alkenopterus brevitelson Størmer, 1974 | |
| Species | |
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Alkenopterus is a genus of prehistoric eurypterid. The genus contains two species, A. brevitelson and A. burglahrensis, both from the Devonian of Germany. Alkenopterus is the only genus in the family Alkenopteridae, which in turn is the only family in the superfamily Alkenopteroidea.