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Rolfeiidae

Xiphosura - Xiphosurida - Rolfeiidae

Taxonomy
Rolfeiidae was named by Selden and Siveter (1987). Its type is Rolfeia. It was considered monophyletic by Lamsdell (2016).

It was assigned to Limulina by Lamsdell (2016), Lamsdell (2020), Dunlop et al. (2020).

Subtaxa
Rolfeia (type genus)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1987Rolfeiidae Selden and Siveter p. 390
2016Rolfeiidae Lamsdell p. 188
2020Rolfeiidae Dunlop et al. p. 12
2020Rolfeiidae Lamsdell p. 18

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
Deuteropoda
RankNameAuthor
subphylumChelicerataHeymons 1901
EuchelicerataWeygoldt and Paulus 1979
Prosomapoda
classXiphosura()
orderXiphosuridaLatreille 1802
suborderLimulinaRichter and Richter 1929
familyRolfeiidae
familyRolfeiidae

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. †Rolfeiidae Selden and Siveter 1987
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G. †Rolfeia Waterston 1985
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Rolfeia fouldenensis Waterston 1985
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: Ivorian or 353.70000 to 346.70000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ivorian353.7 - 346.7United Kingdom (Scotland) Rolfeia fouldenensis (216788 216789 216790)