List of xiphosuran genera

This list of xiphosurans is a listing of all genera in the class Xiphosura, excluding purely vernacular terms. The list includes 39 genera.

Limulus polyphemus
Mesolimulus walchi
Tachypleus tridentatus
Genus Authors Year
†Anacontium[1] Raymond 1944
†Archeolimulus[2] Chlupác 1963
†Austrolimulus[2] Riek 1955
†Bellinuroopsis[2] Chernyshev 1933
†Bellinurus[2] Meek & Worthen 1865
†Bembicosoma[2] Laurie 1899
†Bunaia[2] Clarke 1920
†Bunodella[2] Matthew 1889
†Bunodes[2] Eichwald 1854
Carcinoscorpius[1] Pocock 1902
†Casterolimulus[2] Holland, Erickson & O'Brien 1975
†Cyamocephalus[2] Currie 1927
†Elleria[2] Raymond 1944
†Euproops[1] Meek 1876
†Heterolimulus[2] Via Boada & de Villalta 1966
†Kasibelinurus[1] Pickett 1993
†Kiaeria[1] Størmer 1934
†Legrandella[2] Eldredge 1974
†Lemoneites[1] Flower 1969
†Limulitella[2] Størmer 1952
†Limuloides[2] Woodward 1865
Limulus[2] Müller 1785
†Liomesaspis[1] Raymond 1944
†Lunataspis[3] Rudkin, Young & Nolan 2005
†Mesolimulus[2] Størmer 1952
†Moravurus[2] Pribyl 1967
†Neobelinuropsis[2] Eller 1938
†Neolimulus[2] Woodward 1868
†Paleolimulus[2] Dunbar 1923
†Palaeomerus[1]
†Pasternakevia[2] Selden & Drygant 1987
†Pringlia[1] Raymond 1944
†Protolimulus[1] Packard 1886
†Psammonlimulus[2] Lange 1923
†Pseudoniscus[2] Nieszkowski 1859
†Rolfeia[2] Waterston 1985
Tachypleus Leach 1819
†Valloisella[1] Racheboeuf 1992
†Victalimulus[2] Riek & Gill 1971
†Weinbergina[2] Richter & Richter 1929
†Willwerathia[1] Størmer 1969
†Xaniopyramis[1] Siveter & Selden 1987

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Haraamo, Mikko (2003-02-21). "Mikko's Phylogeny Archive entry on "Xiphosura"". Retrieved 2008-09-11.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 Sepkoski, Jack (2002). "A compendium of fossil marine animal genera". Bulletins of American Paleontology 364: 560. Retrieved 2007-12-20.
  3. ↑ Chliboyko, J. Crabby Ancestors, Canadian Geographic Magazine, April 2008, p. 25
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