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Limulitella
Taxonomy
Limulitella was named by Størmer (1952) [Sepkoski's age data: Tr Ladi J Hett Sepkoski's reference number: 359]. Its type is Limulites bronnii. It was considered polyphyletic by Lamsdell (2016).
It was assigned to Mesolimulidae by Størmer (1952), Størmer (1955) and Gall (1971); to Xiphosurida by Sepkoski (2002); to Paleolimulidae by Bergström (1975) and Dunlop et al. (2020); to Austrolimulidae by Lamsdell (2020); and to Limulidae by Lamsdell (2016) and Bicknell et al. (2021).
It was assigned to Mesolimulidae by Størmer (1952), Størmer (1955) and Gall (1971); to Xiphosurida by Sepkoski (2002); to Paleolimulidae by Bergström (1975) and Dunlop et al. (2020); to Austrolimulidae by Lamsdell (2020); and to Limulidae by Lamsdell (2016) and Bicknell et al. (2021).
Synonyms
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Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1853 | Limulites Schimper p. 6 |
| 1952 | Limulitella Størmer p. 637 |
| 1955 | Limulitella Størmer p. 22 |
| 1971 | Limulitella Gall |
| 1975 | Limulitella Bergström p. 303 |
| 2002 | Limulitella Sepkoski |
| 2016 | Limulitella Lamsdell p. 189 |
| 2020 | Limulitella Dunlop et al. p. 12 |
| 2020 | Limulitella Lamsdell p. 21 |
| 2021 | Limulitella Bicknell et al. p. 1527 |
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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.
G. †Limulitella Størmer 1952
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†Limulitella henkeli Fritsch 1902
†Limulitella liasokeuperinus Braun 1860
†Limulitella tejraensis Błażejowski et al. 2017
†Limulitella volgensis Ponomarenko 1985
Invalid names: Limulites Schimper 1853 [replaced]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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Age range: base of the Olenekian to the top of the Hettangian or 251.20000 to 199.30000 Ma
Collections (14 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Olenekian | Russian Federation (Yaroslavl) | L. volgensis (105043) | |
| Aegean | Germany | Limulus sandbergeri (216590) | |
| Aegean | France (Bas-Rhin) | L. bronni (206491 206495) Limulites bronni (206545) | |
| Aegean | France (Moselle) | L. bronni (206487 206489) | |
| Aegean | France | Limulites bronni (154038) Limulites bronnii (216765) | |
| Bithynian | Germany (Sachsen-Anhalt) | Limulus henkelii (216563) | |
| Illyrian | Tunisia | L. sp. (203922) | |
| Illyrian | Netherlands | L. bronnii (186555) | |
| Fassanian | Tunisia | L. sp. (203924) | |
| Hettangian | Germany | Limulus liasokeuperinus (216441) |