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Mesolimulus sibiricus

Xiphosura - Xiphosurida - Limulidae

Taxonomy
Mesolimulus sibiricus was named by Ponomarenko (1985).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
M. walchii

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1985Mesolimulus sibiricus Ponomarenko
2020Mesolimulus sibiricus Lamsdell p. 25
2021Mesolimulus sibiricus Bicknell et al. p. 1530 fig. 5A

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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
superfamilyLimuloidea(Leach 1819)
familyLimulidaeLeach 1819
genusMesolimulus
speciessibiricusPonomarenko 1985

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.

†Mesolimulus sibiricus Ponomarenko 1985
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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: Late/Upper Jurassic or 161.50000 to 143.10000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Jurassic161.5 - 143.1Russian Federation (Khabarovsk Krai) Mesolimulus sibiricus (225085)