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Carcinoscorpius

Xiphosura - Xiphosurida - Limulidae

Taxonomy
Carcinoscorpius was named by Pocock (1902). It is extant.

It was assigned to Limulidae by Bergström (1975), Lamsdell (2016); and to Tachypleinae by Størmer (1955), Dunlop et al. (2012), Bicknell et al. (2021).

Species

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1902Carcinoscorpius Pocock
1955Carcinoscorpius Størmer p. 23
1975Carcinoscorpius Bergström p. 303
2012Carcinoscorpius Dunlop et al. p. 218
2016Carcinoscorpius Lamsdell p. 189
2021Carcinoscorpius Bicknell et al. p. 1543

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
Deuteropoda
subphylumChelicerataHeymons 1901
RankNameAuthor
EuchelicerataWeygoldt and Paulus 1979
Prosomapoda
classXiphosura()
orderXiphosuridaLatreille 1802
suborderLimulinaRichter and Richter 1929
superfamilyLimuloidea(Leach 1819)
familyLimulidaeLeach 1819
subfamilyTachypleinaePocock 1902
genusCarcinoscorpiusPocock 1902

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. Carcinoscorpius Pocock 1902
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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
Collections
No collection or age range data are available