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Boeotiaspis longispinus

Xiphosura - Xiphosurida - Austrolimulidae

Taxonomy
Paleolimulus longispinus was named by Schram (1979). Its type specimen is UM 5559 and is a mold. Its type locality is MV 7106, Supercrop Quarry, Bear Gulch, which is in an Arnsbergian lagoonal/restricted shallow subtidal limestone in the Heath Formation of Montana.

It was considered an invalid subgroup of Paleolimulus by Lamsdell (2016); it was recombined as Boeotiaspis longispinus by Lamsdell (2020).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1979Paleolimulus longispinus Schram p. 69 fig. 1,2
2020Boeotiaspis longispinus Lamsdell p. 21 fig. 6C

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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)
familyAustrolimulidae
genusBoeotiaspis
specieslongispinus()

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.

Boeotiaspis longispinus Schram 1979
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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

Age range: Arnsbergian or 327.00000 to 323.70000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Arnsbergian327.0 - 323.7USA (Montana) Paleolimulus longispinus (90681 116654)