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Limulinae
Taxonomy
Limulinae was named by Leach (1819). It is extant. Its type is Limulus.
It was reranked as the subfamily Limulinae by Størmer (1955), Dunlop et al. (2012), Bicknell et al. (2021).
It was assigned to Limulidae by Størmer (1955), Dunlop et al. (2012), Bicknell et al. (2021).
It was reranked as the subfamily Limulinae by Størmer (1955), Dunlop et al. (2012), Bicknell et al. (2021).
It was assigned to Limulidae by Størmer (1955), Dunlop et al. (2012), Bicknell et al. (2021).
Subtaxa
Crenatolimulus, Limulus (syn. Polyphemus, Xiphosura) (type genus)
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1955 | Limulinae Størmer p. 22 |
| 2012 | Limulinae Dunlop et al. p. 218 |
| 2021 | Limulinae Bicknell et al. p. 1533 |
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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.
Subfm. Limulinae Leach 1819
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G. †Crenatolimulus Feldmann et al. 2011
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†Crenatolimulus darwini Kin and Błażejowski 2014
†Crenatolimulus paluxyensis Feldmann et al. 2011
G. Limulus Muller 1785
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†Limulus coffini Reeside and Harris 1952
†Limulus oculatus Kutorga 1838
Limulus polyphemus Linneaus 1758
Invalid names: Polyphemus Lamarck 1801 [synonym], Xiphosura Gronovius 1764 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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Age range
Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Early/Lower Tithonian to the top of the Late/Upper Campanian or 149.20000 to 72.20000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 145.06 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 145.06 Ma
Collections (3 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Early/Lower Tithonian | Poland | Limulus darwini (140049) | |
| Early/Lower Albian | USA (Texas) | Crenatolimulus paluxyensis (216561) | |
| Late/Upper Campanian | USA (Colorado) | Limulus coffini (216750) |