Xiphosura - Xiphosurida - Belinuridae
Full reference: P. R. Racheboeuf, J. M. C. Vannier, and L. I. Anderson. 2002. A new three-dimensionally preserved xiphosuran chelicerate from the Montceau-les-Mines Lagerstätte (Carboniferous, France). Palaeontology 45:125-174
Parent taxon: Belinuridae according to J. C. Lamsdell 2020
See also Dunlop et al. 2020, Lamsdell 2016 and Racheboeuf et al. 2002
Sister taxa: Anacontium, Andersoniella, Belinurus, Euproops, Liomesaspis, Prestwichianella, Pringlia, Prolimulus, Protolimulus, Stilpnocephalus, Xiphosuroides
Subtaxa: Alanops magnificus
Type: Alanops magnificus
Ecology: nektobenthic carnivore
Distribution:
• Carboniferous of France (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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