Xiphosura - Xiphosurida - Limulidae

Full reference: Q. Y. Zhang, S. X. Hu, C. Y. Zhou, T. Lu, and J. K. Bai. 2009. New occurrence of Xiphosura in China. Progress in Nature Science 19:1090-1093

Parent taxon: Limulidae according to R. D. C. Bicknell et al. 2021

See also Dunlop et al. 2020, Lamsdell 2016, Lamsdell 2020 and Zhang et al. 2009

Sister taxa: Albalimulus, Allolimulus, Casterolimulus, Guangyuanolimulus, Heterolimulus, Keuperlimulus, Limulinae, Limulitella, Limulus priscus, Mesolimulus, Sloveniolimulus, Tachypleinae, Tarracolimulus, Victalimulus, Volanalimulus

Subtaxa: Yunnanolimulus luopingensis

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Type: Yunnanolimulus luopingensis

Ecology: nektobenthic carnivore

Distribution: found only at Dawazi, Luoping County (Chengdu Institute LPI/LPV coll) (Triassic of China)

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