Mesolimulus walchi Desmarest 1822

Xiphosura - Xiphosurida - Limulidae

Alternative combinations: Limulus walchi, Limulus walchii

Synonyms: Limulus brevicauda Münster 1838, Limulus brevispina Münster 1838, Limulus giganteus Münster 1840, Limulus intermedius Münster 1838, Limulus ornatus Münster 1838, Limulus sulcatus Münster 1838

Full reference: A. G. Desmarest. 1822. Des crustacés fossiles. Histoire Naturelle des Crustacés Fossiles, sous les Rapports Zoologiques et Géologiques 67-142

Belongs to Mesolimulus according to R. D. C. Bicknell et al. 2021

See also Charbonnier and Garassino 2012, Desmarest 1822, Jackson 1906, Lamsdell 2020, Münster 1838, Münster 1840, Odin et al. 2019 and Størmer 1952

Sister taxa: Mesolimulus crespelli, Mesolimulus sibiricus, Mesolimulus tafraoutensis

Type specimens:

  • Mesolimulus walchi: Its type locality is Solnhofen (Knorr Collection), which is in a Tithonian lagoonal/restricted shallow subtidal lime mudstone in the Solnhofen Formation of Germany
  • Limulus brevicauda: Its type locality is Eichstätt, Solnhofen (BSPG collection), which is in a Tithonian lagoonal/restricted shallow subtidal lime mudstone in the Solnhofen Formation of Germany.
  • Limulus brevispina: Its type locality is Eichstätt, Solnhofen (BSPG collection), which is in a Tithonian lagoonal/restricted shallow subtidal lime mudstone in the Solnhofen Formation of Germany.
  • Limulus giganteus: Its type locality is Solnhofen (Häberlein collection), which is in a Tithonian lagoonal/restricted shallow subtidal limestone in the Solnhofen Formation of Germany.
  • Limulus intermedius: Its type locality is Solnhofen (BSPGM Munich coll), which is in a Tithonian lagoonal/restricted shallow subtidal lime mudstone in the Solnhofen Formation of Germany.
  • Limulus ornatus: Its type locality is Solnhofen (BSPGM Munich coll), which is in a Tithonian lagoonal/restricted shallow subtidal lime mudstone in the Solnhofen Formation of Germany.
  • Limulus sulcatus: Its type locality is Kelheim (BSPG collection), which is in a Tithonian lagoonal/restricted shallow subtidal lime mudstone in the Solnhofen Formation of Germany.

Distribution:

• Jurassic of Germany (6 collections)

Total: 6 collections including 10 occurrences

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