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Checklist for Class Merostomata Woodward, 1866 (Horseshoe crabs)
and region Lower Carboniferous (Carboniferous)


Class
 
Merostomata
Woodward, 1866
Horseshoe crabs, Merostomates
3
3
3
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Lower Carboniferous
3 Families width 3 Species
Hibbertopteridae Kjellesvig-W..., 19591SpeciesTaxom
Paleolimulidae Raymond, 19441SpeciesTaxom
Moravuridae Pribyl, 19671SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Lower Carboniferous
3 Genera with 3 Species
Campylocephalus Eichwald, 18771SpeciesTaxom
Paleolimulus Dunbar, 19791SpeciesTaxom
Xaniopyramis Siveter & Se..., 19871SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Lower Carboniferous
3 Species
Campylocephalus salmi Stur, 1877
Paleolimulus longispinus F. R. Schram, 1979
Xaniopyramis linseyi Siveter & Se..., 1987

Subnodes of Merostomata with occurrences in Lower Carboniferous
OrderEurypterida
Burmeister, 1843
Eurypterids, Sea scorpions
1
1
1
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom

OrderXiphosura
Latreille, 1802
Horseshoe crabs
2
2
2
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Merostomata at artfakta.se
Merostomata at dyntaxa.se
Merostomata at gbif.org
Merostomata at irmng.org
Merostomata at itis.gov
Merostomata at marinespecies.org