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Limuloides

Bunodidae

Taxonomy
Limuloides was named by Woodward (1865) [Sepkoski's age data: S Ludl-u Sepkoski's reference number: 1066]. Its type is Hemiaspis limuloides. It is the type genus of Limuloididae.

It was assigned to Limuloididae by Størmer (1955); to Xiphosurida by Sepkoski (2002); to Planaterga by Lamsdell (2013); and to Bunodidae by Bergström (1975) and Dunlop et al. (2020).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1864Hemiaspis Woodward
1865Limuloides Woodward
1955Limuloides Størmer p. 16
1975Limuloides Bergström p. 303
2002Limuloides Sepkoski
2013Limuloides Lamsdell p. 20
2020Limuloides Dunlop et al. p. 9

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
Deuteropoda
RankNameAuthor
subphylumChelicerataHeymons 1901
EuchelicerataWeygoldt and Paulus 1979
Prosomapoda
suborderSynziphosurinaPackard 1886
superfamilyBunodaceaPackard 1886
familyBunodidaePackard 1886
genusLimuloidesWoodward 1865

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. †Limuloides Woodward 1865
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Limuloides limuloides Woodward 1864
Limuloides salweyi Woodward 1872
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Invalid names: Limuloides tuberculatus Salter 1872 [synonym]
Limuloides speratus Woodward 1872
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Invalid names: Limuloides optatus Salter 1872 [synonym]
Invalid names: Hemiaspis Woodward 1864 [replaced]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available