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Limulitella bronnii

Xiphosura - Xiphosurida - Limulidae

Taxonomy
Limulites bronnii was named by Schimper (1853). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Wasselonne, which is in an Aegean delta plain sandstone in the Grès à Voltzia Formation of France. It is the type species of Limulitella.

It was corrected as Limulites bronni by Bill (1914); it was recombined as Limulitella bronni by Størmer (1952), Gall (1971), Lamsdell (2016) and Lamsdell (2020); it was recombined as Limulitella bronnii by Bicknell et al. (2021) and Klompmaker et al. (2022).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1853Limulites bronnii Schimper p. 6 figs. Plate III
1914Limulites bronni Bill p. 327 figs. Pl 15, fig 8
1923Limulus sandbergeri Kirchner p. 635 fig. 1
1952Limulitella bronni Størmer p. 637 fig. 1K
1971Limulitella bronni Gall
2016Limulitella bronni Lamsdell p. 184 fig. 1
2020Limulitella bronni Lamsdell p. 21
2021Limulitella bronnii Bicknell et al. p. 1527 fig. 4C
2022Limulitella bronnii Klompmaker et al. p. 2 figs. 2-4

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
Deuteropoda
subphylumChelicerataHeymons 1901
RankNameAuthor
EuchelicerataWeygoldt and Paulus 1979
Prosomapoda
classXiphosura()
orderXiphosuridaLatreille 1802
suborderLimulinaRichter and Richter 1929
superfamilyLimuloidea(Leach 1819)
familyLimulidaeLeach 1819
genusLimulitella
speciesbronnii()

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Limulitella bronnii Schimper 1853
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Invalid names: Limulus sandbergeri Kirchner 1923 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: nektobenthicc
Diet: carnivorec
Vision: limitedo
Created: 2010-02-05 01:13:59
Modified: 2010-02-22 02:35:37
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Jell and Adrain 2002, Bambach et al. 2007

Age range: Aegean or 247.20000 to 242.00000 Ma

Collections (9 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Aegean247.2 - 242.0France (Moselle) Limulitella bronni (206489)
Aegean247.2 - 242.0Germany Limulus sandbergeri (216590)
Aegean247.2 - 242.0France Limulites bronni (154038) Limulites bronnii (type locality: 216765)
Aegean247.2 - 242.0France (Bas-Rhin) Limulitella bronni (206491 206495) Limulites bronni (206545)
Anisian247.2 - 242.0France (Grand Est) Limulitella bronni (206487)
Illyrian247.2 - 242.0Netherlands Limulitella bronnii (186555)