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Limulidae âśť

Source Data
SourceIDLink
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)Not linked to a GBIF record.
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)395017https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=395017
Rankfamily (PBDB)
Taxonomy (PBDB)Life : Animalia : Arthropoda : Xiphosura : Xiphosurida : Limulidae
Classification
(PBDB,GBIF)
RankNameAuthor
-Eukaryota
-OpisthokontaCavalier-Smith 1987
kingdomAnimalia
-Bilateria
-EubilateriaAx 1987
-ProtostomiaGrobben 1908
-Ecdysozoa
-Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
subphylumChelicerataHeymons 1901
-EuchelicerataWeygoldt and Paulus 1979
-ProsomapodaLamsdell 2013
classXiphosura
orderXiphosuridaLatreille 1802
suborderLimulinaRichter and Richter 1929
superfamilyLimulaceaZittel 1885
familyLimulidaeRiek-Gill 1971
Opinions (PBDB)
NameRankOpinionEvidenceAuthor
Limulidaefamilybelongs to Limulaceastated without evidenceRomero and VĂ­a Boada, 1977
Status (PBDB)extinct
Taxon Size (PBDB)3
First Recorded Appearance242 - 237 Ma
Middle Triassic
Last Recorded Appearance164 - 145 Ma
Jurassic
Motilityactively mobile (based on Xiphosura)
Visionlimited (based on Xiphosurida)
Dietcarnivore (based on Xiphosura)
Primary Reference (PBDB)A. Romero and L. Vía Boada. 1977. Tarracolimulus rieki, nov. gen., nov. sp., nuevo limúlido del Triásico de Montreal–Alcover (Tarragona). Cuadernos Geología Ibérica 4:239-246

Fossil Distribution

Subtaxa

NameStatusCommon Name(s)Fossil OccurrencesOldestYoungest
Tarracolimulus âśť
genus
listed (PBDB)1242 Ma
Middle Triassic
242 Ma
Middle Triassic

Synonymy List

YearName and Author
1971Limulidae Riek-Gill
1977Limulidae Romero and VĂ­a

References

Romero A., Vía Boada L. (1977) Tarracolimulus rieki, nov. gen., nov. sp., nuevo limúlido del Triásico de Montreal–Alcover (Tarragona), Cuadernos Geología Ibérica 4, 239-246
Data courtesy of: PBDB: The Paleobiology Database, Creative Commons CC-BY licenced. , GBIF: the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, various licences, iDigBio, various licences, and EOL: The Encyclopedia of Life (Open Data Public Domain). Because fossils are made of minerals too!
 
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