Limulitella henkeli Fritsch 1902 (horseshoe crab)

Xiphosura - Xiphosurida - Limulidae

Alternative combinations: Limulus henkelii, Yunnanolimulus henkeli

Full reference: K. Fritsch. 1902. Beitrag zur kenntnis der tierwelt der deutschen Trias. Abhandlungen der Naturforschenden Gesellschaft zu Halle 24:219-285

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

See also Fritsch 1902, Lamsdell 2016 and Lamsdell 2020

Sister taxa: Limulitella bronnii, Limulitella liasokeuperinus, Limulitella tejraensis, Limulitella volgensis

Type specimen: Its type locality is Between Schulpforta and Kösen, which is in a Bithynian carbonate limestone in the Jena Formation of Germany

Ecology: nektobenthic carnivore

Distribution: found only at Between Schulpforta and Kösen

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