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Eolimulidae

Xiphosura - Xiphosurida - Eolimulidae

Taxonomy
Eolimulidae was named by Bergström (1968). It is not extant. It is the type family of Eolimulacea.

It was assigned to Limulina by Bergström (1968); and to Eolimulacea by Bergström (1975).

Subtaxa
Eolimulus

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1968Eolimulidae Bergström
1975Eolimulidae Bergström p. 302

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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
suborderBelinurina
superfamilyEolimulaceaBergström 1968
familyEolimulidaeBergström 1968
familyEolimulidaeBergström 1968

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.

Fm. †Eolimulidae Bergström 1968
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G. †Eolimulus Bergström 1968
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†Eolimulus alata Moberg 1892
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: Jell and Adrain 2002, Bambach et al. 2007

Age range: Early/Lower Cambrian or 538.80000 to 509.00000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Cambrian538.8 - 509.0Sweden (Öland) Eolimulus alata (210576)