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Carcinoscorpius rotundicauda

Xiphosura - Xiphosurida - Limulidae

Taxonomy
Limulus rotundicauda was named by Latreille (1802). It is extant.

It was recombined as Carcinoscorpius rotundicauda by Dunlop et al. (2012).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1802Limulus rotundicauda Latreille p. 98
2012Carcinoscorpius rotundicauda Dunlop et al. p. 218

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
Deuteropoda
subphylumChelicerataHeymons 1901
EuchelicerataWeygoldt and Paulus 1979
RankNameAuthor
Prosomapoda
classXiphosura()
orderXiphosuridaLatreille 1802
suborderLimulinaRichter and Richter 1929
superfamilyLimuloidea(Leach 1819)
familyLimulidaeLeach 1819
subfamilyTachypleinaePocock 1902
genusCarcinoscorpiusPocock 1902
speciesrotundicauda(Latreille 1802)

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.

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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
Collections
No collection or age range data are available