†Yunnanolimulus luopingensis Zhang et al. 2009 (horseshoe crab)
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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
Belongs to Yunnanolimulus according to R. D. C. Bicknell et al. 2021
See also Lamsdell 2020 and Zhang et al. 2009
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: LPI-61299, a carapace. Its type locality is Dawazi, Luoping County (Chengdu Institute LPI/LPV coll), which is in a Pelsonian carbonate lime mudstone in the Guanling Formation of China.
Ecology: nektobenthic carnivore
Distribution: found only at Dawazi, Luoping County (Chengdu Institute LPI/LPV coll)
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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