†family Rolfeiidae Selden and Siveter 1987 (arthropod)

Xiphosura - Xiphosurida - Rolfeiidae

Full reference: P. A. Selden and D. J. Siveter. 1987. The origin of the limuloides. Lethaia 20:383-392

Parent taxon: Limulina according to J. C. Lamsdell 2020

See also Dunlop et al. 2020 and Lamsdell 2016

Sister taxa: Bellinuroopsis, Limulacea, Limuloidea, Paleolimulidae

Subtaxa: Rolfeia

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Type: Rolfeia

Ecology: nektobenthic carnivore

Distribution:

• Carboniferous of the United Kingdom (3 collections)

Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence

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