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Paleolimulus signatus
Taxonomy
Prestwichia signata was named by Beecher (1904). Its type specimen is USNM 483405 and is a mold. Its type locality is Stockdale Recreation Area, Tuttle Creek Lake, which is in an Artinskian shallow subtidal limestone in the Fort Riley Formation of Kansas.
It was recombined as Paleolimulus signatus by Babcock and Merriam (2000), Babcock et al. (2000), Lamsdell (2016) and Lamsdell (2020).
It was recombined as Paleolimulus signatus by Babcock and Merriam (2000), Babcock et al. (2000), Lamsdell (2016) and Lamsdell (2020).
Synonyms
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Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1904 | Prestwichia signata Beecher p. 24 fig. 1 |
| 1923 | Paleolimulus avitus Dunbar p. 444 figs. 1-6 |
| 1944 | Paleolimulus avitus Raymond p. 505 figs. Pl 1; pl 2, figs 1-3 |
| 2000 | Paleolimulus signatus Babcock and Merriam p. 88 fig. 6 |
| 2016 | Paleolimulus signatus Lamsdell p. 188 |
| 2020 | Paleolimulus signatus Lamsdell p. 19 |
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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 signatus Beecher 1904
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Invalid names: Paleolimulus avitus Dunbar 1923 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available