Xiphosura - Xiphosurida - Limulidae
Alternative combinations: Limulus walchi, Limulus walchii
Synonyms: Limulus brevicauda Münster 1838, Limulus brevispina Münster 1838, Limulus giganteus Münster 1840, Limulus intermedius Münster 1838, Limulus ornatus Münster 1838, Limulus sulcatus Münster 1838
Full reference: A. G. Desmarest. 1822. Des crustacés fossiles. Histoire Naturelle des Crustacés Fossiles, sous les Rapports Zoologiques et Géologiques 67-142
Belongs to Mesolimulus according to R. D. C. Bicknell et al. 2021
See also Charbonnier and Garassino 2012, Desmarest 1822, Jackson 1906, Lamsdell 2020, Münster 1838, Münster 1840, Odin et al. 2019 and Størmer 1952
Sister taxa: Mesolimulus crespelli, Mesolimulus sibiricus, Mesolimulus tafraoutensis
Ecology: nektobenthic carnivore
Distribution:
• Jurassic of Germany (6 collections)
Total: 6 collections including 10 occurrences
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