Xiphosura - Xiphosurida - Austrolimulidae

Full reference: R. D. C. Bicknell, A. Hecker, and A. M. Heyng. 2021. New horseshoe crab fossil from Germany demonstrates post-Triassic extinction of Austrolimulidae. Geological Magazine 158:1461-1471

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

Sister taxa: Attenborolimulus, Austrolimulus, Batracholimulus, Boeotiaspis, Dubbolimulus, Panduralimulus, Polonolimulus, Psammolimulus, Tasmaniolimulus, Vaderlimulus

Subtaxa: Franconiolimulus pochankei

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Type: Franconiolimulus pochankei

Ecology: nektobenthic carnivore

Distribution: found only at Pechgraben sand pit (PM Nierstein collection) (Jurassic of Germany)

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