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Victalimulus mcqueeni

Xiphosura - Xiphosurida - Limulidae

Taxonomy
Victalimulus mcqueeni was named by Riek and Gill (1971). Its type specimen is NMV P22410-3, a carapace, and it is a mold. Its type locality is NMVPL425, Koonwarra, which is in an Aptian pond claystone/siltstone in Australia. It is the type species of Victalimulus.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1971Victalimulus mcqueeni Riek and Gill p. 209 figs. Pl 33, figs 1-5
2016Victalimulus mcqueeni Lamsdell p. 184 fig. 1
2020Victalimulus mcqueeni Lamsdell p. 26 fig. 1N
2021Victalimulus mcqueeni Bicknell et al. p. 1533 fig. 9A,B

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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
genusVictalimulus
speciesmcqueeni

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.

Victalimulus mcqueeni Riek and Gill 1971
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Diagnosis
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