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Mesolimulus
Taxonomy
Mesolimulus was named by Størmer (1952) [Sepkoski's age data: J Tith-l K Ceno]. It is the type genus of Mesolimulidae.
It was assigned to Mesolimulidae by Størmer (1952) and Størmer (1955); to Xiphosurida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Limulidae by Bergström (1975), Lamsdell (2016), Lamsdell (2020), Dunlop et al. (2020) and Bicknell et al. (2021).
It was assigned to Mesolimulidae by Størmer (1952) and Størmer (1955); to Xiphosurida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Limulidae by Bergström (1975), Lamsdell (2016), Lamsdell (2020), Dunlop et al. (2020) and Bicknell et al. (2021).
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1952 | Mesolimulus Størmer p. 637 |
| 1955 | Mesolimulus Størmer p. 22 |
| 1975 | Mesolimulus Bergström p. 303 |
| 2002 | Mesolimulus Sepkoski |
| 2016 | Mesolimulus Lamsdell p. 189 |
| 2020 | Mesolimulus Dunlop et al. p. 14 |
| 2020 | Mesolimulus Lamsdell p. 25 |
| 2021 | Mesolimulus Bicknell et al. p. 1530 |
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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. †Mesolimulus Størmer 1952
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†Mesolimulus crespelli Vía 1987
†Mesolimulus sibiricus Ponomarenko 1985
†Mesolimulus tafraoutensis Lamsdell et al. 2020
†Mesolimulus walchi Desmarest 1822
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Invalid names: Limulus brevicauda Münster 1838 [synonym], Limulus brevispina Münster 1838 [synonym], Limulus giganteus Münster 1840 [synonym], Limulus intermedius Münster 1838 [synonym], Limulus ornatus Münster 1838 [synonym], Limulus sulcatus Münster 1838 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available