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Paleolimulus mazonensis (horseshoe crab)

Xiphosura - Xiphosurida - Paleolimulidae

Taxonomy
Paleolimulus mazonensis was named by Bicknell et al. (2022) [holotype includes FMNH PE 81596a (cast) and FMNH PE 81596b (mold)]. Its type specimen is FMNH PE 81596, a cephalothorax (An articulated prosoma (synonym of cephalothorax), thoracetron (synonym of opisthosoma), and complete telson), and it is a cast.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2022Paleolimulus mazonensis Bicknell et al. p. 306 figs. 2-10

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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
genusPaleolimulus
speciesmazonensis

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.

Paleolimulus mazonensis Bicknell et al. 2022 [horseshoe crab]
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
R. D. C. Bicknell et al. 2022Paleolimulus with pronounced cardiac lobe ridge, occipital bands that extend from posterior margins of ophthalmic ridges to genal spine terminus, a thoracetron without articulations, and six nodes along a pronounced medial thoracetronic ridge.
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: Moscovian or 315.20000 to 307.00000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Moscovian315.2 - 307.0USA (Illinois) Paleolimulus mazonensis (227362)