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Tachypleinae

Xiphosura - Xiphosurida - Limulidae

Taxonomy
Tachypleinae was named by Pocock (1902). It is extant. Its type is Tachypleus.

It was assigned to Limulidae by Størmer (1955), Dunlop et al. (2012), Bicknell et al. (2021).

Subtaxa
Carcinoscorpius, Tachypleus (type genus)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1902Tachypleinae Pocock
1955Tachypleinae Størmer p. 23
2012Tachypleinae Dunlop et al. p. 218
2021Tachypleinae Bicknell et al. p. 1543

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
—Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaGravenhorst 1843
—Deuteropoda
subphylumChelicerataHeymons 1901
RankNameAuthor
—EuchelicerataWeygoldt and Paulus 1979
—Prosomapoda
classXiphosura()
orderXiphosuridaLatreille 1802
suborderLimulinaRichter and Richter 1929
superfamilyLimuloidea(Leach 1819)
familyLimulidaeLeach 1819
subfamilyTachypleinaePocock 1902
subfamilyTachypleinaePocock 1902

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Subfm. Tachypleinae Pocock 1902
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G. Carcinoscorpius Pocock 1902
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G. Tachypleus Leach 1819
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†Tachypleus decheni Zinken 1862
Tachypleus gigas Mueller 1785
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Invalid names: Limulus heterodactylus Latreille 1802 [synonym], Limulus latreillii Leach 1819 [synonym], Limulus macleaii Leach 1819 [synonym], Limulus moluccanus Latreille 1802 [synonym], Limulus viriscens Latreille 1806 [synonym], Tachypleus hoeveni Pocock 1902 [synonym]
†Tachypleus syriacus Woodward 1879
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Invalid names: Limulus longispina van der Hoeven 1838 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: nektobenthicc
Diet: carnivorec
Vision: limitedo
Created: 2010-02-05 01:13:59
Modified: 2010-02-22 02:35:37
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Bambach et al. 2007, Jell and Adrain 2002

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Late/Upper Cenomanian to the top of the Priabonian or 100.50000 to 33.90000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 93.9 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Lebanon Limulus syriacus (216596) Tachypleus syriacus (60311 212873)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9Germany Limulus decheni (216795)