†Limulus oculatus Kutorga 1838 (horseshoe crab)
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Xiphosura - Xiphosurida - Limulidae
Full reference: S.S. Kutorga. 1838. Beitrag zur Kenntniss der organischen Ueberreste des Kupfersandsteins am westlichen Abhange des Urals. 1-38
Belongs to Limulus according to S.S. Kutorga 1838
See also Braddy et al. 2023, Eichwald 1860 and Waterston 1957
Sister taxa: Limulus coffini, Limulus polyphemus
Type specimen: Its type locality is Dourassoff Eurypterid, which is in an Artinskian terrestrial sandstone in the Kupfersandsteins Formation of the Russian Federation
Ecology: nektobenthic carnivore
Distribution: there are no occurrences of Limulus oculatus in the database
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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