Liomesaspis
Genus of horseshoe crab relatives
Liomesaspis Temporal range: late Carboniferous-Early Permian | |
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Fossils of Liomesaspis laevis (A, B) and Liomesaspis birtwelli (C) | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
Class: | Xiphosura |
Order: | Xiphosurida |
Infraorder: | Belinurina |
Family: | Belinuridae |
Genus: | Liomesaspis |
Liomesaspis is an extinct genus of xiphosuran, related to the modern horseshoe crab. It lived from the late Carboniferous to the Early Permian.
Sources
- Evolution: What the Fossils Say and Why It Matters by Donald R. Prothero and Carl Buell
- Bringing Fossils To Life: An Introduction To Paleobiology by Donald R. Prothero
External links
- Xiphosura at Palaeos.com
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