Xiphosura - Xiphosurida - Limulidae
Synonym: Limulites Schimper 1853 [replaced name]
Full reference: L. Størmer. 1952. Phylogeny and taxonomy of fossil horseshoe crabs. Journal of Paleontology 26:630-640
Parent taxon: Limulidae according to R. D. C. Bicknell et al. 2021
See also Bergström 1975, Dunlop et al. 2020, Gall 1971, Lamsdell 2016, Lamsdell 2020, Schimper 1853, Sepkoski 2002, Størmer 1952 and Størmer 1955
Sister taxa: Albalimulus, Allolimulus, Casterolimulus, Guangyuanolimulus, Heterolimulus, Keuperlimulus, Limulinae, Limulus priscus, Mesolimulus, Sloveniolimulus, Tachypleinae, Tarracolimulus, Victalimulus, Volanalimulus, Yunnanolimulus
Subtaxa: Limulitella bronnii Limulitella henkeli Limulitella liasokeuperinus Limulitella tejraensis Limulitella volgensis
Type: Limulites bronnii
Ecology: nektobenthic carnivore
Distribution:
• Jurassic of Germany (1 collection)
• Triassic of France (7), Germany (2), the Netherlands (1), the Russian Federation (1), Tunisia (2)
Total: 14 collections including 15 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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