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Heterolimulus

Xiphosura - Xiphosurida - Limulidae

Taxonomy
Heterolimulus was named by Vía Boada and Villalta (1966) [Sepkoski's age data: Tr Ladi Sepkoski's reference number: 359,1066]. It is the type genus of Heterolimulidae.

It was synonymized subjectively with Tachypleus by Lamsdell (2016) and Dunlop et al. (2020).

It was assigned to Heterolimulidae by Vía Boada and Villalta (1966); to Xiphosurida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Limulidae by Lamsdell (2020) and Bicknell et al. (2021).

Species

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1966Heterolimulus Vía Boada and Villalta p. 10
2002Heterolimulus Sepkoski
2020Heterolimulus Lamsdell p. 24
2021Heterolimulus Bicknell et al. p. 1526

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
Deuteropoda
subphylumChelicerataHeymons 1901
RankNameAuthor
EuchelicerataWeygoldt and Paulus 1979
Prosomapoda
classXiphosura()
orderXiphosuridaLatreille 1802
suborderLimulinaRichter and Richter 1929
superfamilyLimuloidea(Leach 1819)
familyLimulidaeLeach 1819
genusHeterolimulus

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.

G. †Heterolimulus Vía Boada and Villalta 1966
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Heterolimulus gadeai Vía Boada and Villalta 1966
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

Age range: Longobardian or 242.00000 to 235.00000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Longobardian242.0 - 235.0Spain (Tarragona) H. gadeai (109710)