Xiphosura - Xiphosurida - Belinuridae

Alternative combinations: Bellinurus trilobitoides, Limulus trilobitoides, Steropis trilobitoides

Synonyms: Belinurus arcuatus Baily 1858, Belinurus bellulus Pictet 1846 [objective synonym], Belinurus carwayensis Dix and Pringle 1929, Belinurus concinnus Dix and Pringle 1929, Belinurus grandaevus Jones and Woodward 1899, Belinurus koenigianus Woodward 1872, Belinurus konigianus Woodward 1872, Belinurus lunatus Martin 1809, Belinurus morgani Dix and Pringle 1930, Belinurus pustulosus Dix and Pringle 1929, Belinurus reginae Baily 1859, Belinurus trechmanni Woodward 1918, Belinurus truemani Dix and Pringle 1929, Bellinurus arcuatus Baily 1858, Bellinurus baldwini Woodward 1907, Bellinurus bellulus Pictet 1846 [objective synonym], Bellinurus grandaevus Jones and Woodward 1899, Bellinurus koenigianus Woodward 1872, Bellinurus longicaudatus Woodward 1907, Bellinurus lunatus Martin 1809, Bellinurus morgani Dix and Pringle 1930, Bellinurus regina Baily 1859, Bellinurus reginae Baily 1859, Bellinurus trechmanni Woodward 1918, Bellinurus truemani Dix and Pringle 1929, Entomolithus lunatus Martin 1809, Koenigiella arcuata Baily 1858, Koenigiella baldwini Woodward 1907, Koenigiella koenigiana Woodward 1872, Koenigiella koenigianus Woodward 1872, Koenigiella longicaudatus Woodward 1907, Koenigiella reginae Baily 1859, Koenigiella truemani Dix and Pringle 1929, Macrobelinurus arcuatus Baily 1858, Parabelinurus lunatus Martin 1809, Steropis arcuatus Baily 1858

Full reference: W. Buckland. 1837. The Bridgewater Treatises on the Power, Wisdom and Goodness of God as Manifested in the Creation. Treatise IV. Geology and Mineralogy with Reference to Natural Theology 2:1-131

Belongs to Belinurus according to J. C. Lamsdell 2022

See also Baily 1858, Baily 1859, Baily 1863, Bronn 1839, Buckland 1837, Copeland 1957, Dix and Pringle 1929, Dix and Pringle 1930, Dunlop et al. 2013, Filipiak and Krawczyński 1996, Jones and Woodward 1899, Lamsdell 2016, Lamsdell 2020, Lamsdell and Clapham 2021, Prantl and Přibyl 1955, Prestwich 1840, Raymond 1944, Woodward 1867, Woodward 1872, Woodward 1907 and Woodward 1918

Sister taxa: Belinurus iswarinensis, Belinurus kiltorkensis, Belinurus lacoei, Belinurus metschetensis, Belinurus silesiacus, Belinurus stepanovi, Belinurus sustai

Type specimens:

• Belinurus trilobitoides: Its type locality is Coalbrook Dale (White Flatstone Measures, Anstice collection), which is in a Westphalian B interdistributary bay mudstone in the United Kingdom
• Belinurus bellulus:
• Belinurus carwayensis: NMW 29.197.G3. Its type locality is Carway Colliery, above Hwch Vein, which is in a Westphalian B fluvial-lacustrine shale in the United Kingdom.
• Belinurus concinnus: BGS 48775. Its type locality is Diamond Colliery, Ystradgynlais, which is in a Westphalian B delta plain shale in the United Kingdom.
• Belinurus koenigianus:
• Belinurus lunatus:
• Belinurus morgani: BGS 49362, a carapace. Its type locality is Cefn Coed colliery (729 yards depth), which is in a Westphalian B delta plain shale in the United Kingdom.
• Belinurus pustulosus: NMW 29.197.G2. Its type locality is Carway Colliery, roof of Stanllyd Seam, which is in a Westphalian B fluvial-lacustrine shale in the United Kingdom.
• Belinurus reginae: GSI:F23541, a carapace.
• Belinurus truemani: NMW 29.197.G1, a carapace. Its type locality is Borehole at Cwmgorse, 1280 feet, which is in a Westphalian B fluvial-lacustrine shale in the United Kingdom.
• Bellinurus baldwini: Its type locality is Sparth Bottoms, Rochdale (BMNH coll), which is in a Westphalian A delta plain shale in the United Kingdom.
• Bellinurus grandaevus: Its type locality is GSC 25646, Sixth cutting east of Riversdale Station, which is in a Westphalian A fluvial-lacustrine shale in the Parrsboro Formation of Canada.
• Bellinurus longicaudatus: Its type locality is Sparth Bottoms, Rochdale (BMNH coll), which is in a Westphalian A delta plain shale in the United Kingdom.
• Bellinurus trechmanni: Its type locality is Claxheugh on the Wear, which is in a Westphalian C terrestrial ironstone in the Upper Coal Measures Formation of the United Kingdom.
• Steropis arcuatus: Its type locality is Bilboa Colliery, which is in a Westphalian A lacustrine shale in the Coolbaun Coal Formation of Ireland.

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