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Eolimulus

Xiphosura - Xiphosurida - Eolimulidae

Taxonomy
Eolimulus was named by Bergström (1968) [Sepkoski's age data: Cm Atda].

It was assigned to Eolimulacea by Bergström (1975); to Eolimulidae by Bergström (1968) and Bengtson (1992); and to Merostomata by Sepkoski (2002).

Species
E. alata

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1968Eolimulus Bergström
1975Eolimulus Bergström p. 301
1992Eolimulus Bengtson p. 1022
2002Eolimulus Sepkoski

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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
suborderBelinurina
superfamilyEolimulaceaBergström 1968
familyEolimulidaeBergström 1968
genusEolimulusBergström 1968

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.

G. †Eolimulus Bergström 1968
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†Eolimulus alata Moberg 1892
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: Bambach et al. 2007, Jell and Adrain 2002

Age range: Early/Lower Cambrian or 538.80000 to 509.00000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Cambrian538.8 - 509.0Sweden (Öland) E. alata (210576)