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Austrolimulidae
Taxonomy
Austrolimulidae was named by Riek (1955). Its type is Austrolimulus. It was considered monophyletic by Lamsdell (2016).
It was assigned to Limulacea by Bergström (1975); and to Limuloidea by Lamsdell (2016), Lamsdell (2020) and Dunlop et al. (2020).
It was assigned to Limulacea by Bergström (1975); and to Limuloidea by Lamsdell (2016), Lamsdell (2020) and Dunlop et al. (2020).
Subtaxa
Synonyms
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Synonymy list
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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.
Fm. †Austrolimulidae Riek 1955
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G. †Attenborolimulus Bicknell and Shcherbakov 2021
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†Attenborolimulus superspinosus Bicknell and Shcherbakov 2021
G. †Panduralimulus Allen and Feldmann 2005 [horseshoe crab]
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†Panduralimulus babcocki Allen and Feldmann 2005 [horseshoe crab]
Invalid names: Dubbolimulidae Pickett 1984 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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Age range: base of the Arnsbergian to the top of the Hettangian or 327.00000 to 199.30000 Ma
Collections (12 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Arnsbergian | USA (Montana) | Paleolimulus longispinus (90681 116654) | |
| Kungurian | USA (Texas) | Panduralimulus babcocki (100918) | |
| Induan | Australia (Tasmania) | Paleolimulus sp. (215257) | |
| Spathian | Germany | Psammolimulus gottingensis (169461 216874) | |
| Spathian | Russian Federation | Attenborolimulus superspinosus (210301) | |
| Spathian | USA (Idaho) | Vaderlimulus tricki (216605) | |
| Anisian | Australia (New South Wales) | Austrolimulus fletcheri (106483) Dubbolimulus peetae (216646) | |
| Sevatian | Germany | Paleolimulus fuchsbergensis (216439) | |
| Hettangian | Germany | Franconiolimulus pochankei (221128) |