| Xaniopyramis Temporal range: early Carboniferous | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Xiphosura |
| Order: | Xiphosurida |
| Suborder: | Limulina |
| Family: | Moravuridae |
| Genus: | Xaniopyramis Siveter & Selden, 1987 |
Xaniopyramis is an extinct genus of xiphosuran, related to the modern horseshoe crab. It lived in the early Carboniferous.
Species
- X. linseyi Siveter and Selden, 1987
Sources
- Selden, Paul A. (2007). "The origin of the limuloids". Lethaia. 20 (4): 383–392. doi:10.1111/j.1502-3931.1987.tb02060.x.
- Order Xiphosurida
- Invertebrate Palaeontology & Evolution by Euan Neilson Kerr Clarkson
External links
- Xiphosura at Palaeos.com
| Taxon identifiers | |
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| Xaniopyramis | |
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