Liomesaspis

Liomesaspis
Temporal range: Late Carboniferous–Early Permian,
Fossils of Liomesaspis laevis (A, B) and Liomesaspis birtwelli (C)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Order: Xiphosura
Family: †Belinuridae
Genus: †
Raymond, 1944
Synonyms
  • Pringlia Raymond, 1944 [1]
  • Palatinaspis Malz & Poschmann, 1993

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

References

  1. ^ Anderson, Lyall I.; Selden, Paul A. (March 1997). "Opisthosomal fusion and phylogeny of Palaeozoic Xiphosura". Lethaia. 30 (1): 19–31. doi:10.1111/j.1502-3931.1997.tb00440.x. ISSN 0024-1164.


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