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Limulitella henkeli

Xiphosura - Xiphosurida - Limulidae

Taxonomy
Limulus henkelii was named by Fritsch (1902). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Between Schulpforta and Kösen, which is in a Bithynian carbonate limestone in the Jena Formation of Germany.

It was considered an invalid subgroup of Limulus by Lamsdell (2016); it was recombined as Yunnanolimulus henkeli by Lamsdell (2020); it was recombined as Limulitella henkeli by Bicknell et al. (2021).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1902Limulus henkelii Fritsch figs. Pl 7, fig 5
2020Yunnanolimulus henkeli Lamsdell p. 27
2021Limulitella henkeli Bicknell et al. p. 1527 fig. 4E

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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)
familyLimulidaeLeach 1819
genusLimulitella
specieshenkeli()

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.

Limulitella henkeli Fritsch 1902
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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: Bithynian or 244.99000 to 244.24000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Bithynian244.99 - 244.24Germany (Sachsen-Anhalt) Limulus henkelii (type locality: 216563)