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Xaniopyramis linseyi

Xiphosura - Xiphosurida - Paleolimulidae

Taxonomy
Xaniopyramis linseyi was named by Siveter and Selden (1987). Its type specimen is HU P1986.1, a carapace, and it is a mold. Its type locality is Northern side of Noon Hill, which is in a Pendleian marine sandstone in the United Kingdom. It is the type species of Xaniopyramis.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1987Xaniopyramis linseyi Siveter and Selden p. 161 figs. 4-7A
2020Xaniopyramis linseyi Lamsdell p. 19

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
—Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaGravenhorst 1843
—Deuteropoda
subphylumChelicerataHeymons 1901
RankNameAuthor
—EuchelicerataWeygoldt and Paulus 1979
—Prosomapoda
classXiphosura()
orderXiphosuridaLatreille 1802
suborderLimulinaRichter and Richter 1929
familyPaleolimulidae
genusXaniopyramis
specieslinseyi

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.

†Xaniopyramis linseyi Siveter and Selden 1987
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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: Bambach et al. 2007, Jell and Adrain 2002

Age range: Pendleian or 330.30000 to 326.90000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Pendleian330.3 - 326.9United Kingdom (England) Xaniopyramis linseyi (type locality: 216764)