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Limulitella tejraensis

Xiphosura - Xiphosurida - Limulidae

Taxonomy
Limulitella tejraensis was named by Błażejowski et al. (2017). Its type specimen is ZPAL V.46/101p, a carapace, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Tejra Quarry, Medenine, Unit 1, which is in an Illyrian fluvial-lacustrine claystone/sandstone in the Ouled Chebbi Formation of Tunisia.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2017Limulitella tejraensis Błażejowski et al. p. 964 fig. 3,4
2020Limulitella tejraensis Lamsdell p. 21
2021Limulitella tejraensis Bicknell et al. p. 1527 fig. 4B

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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
genusLimulitella
speciestejraensis

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.

Limulitella tejraensis Błażejowski et al. 2017
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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: Jell and Adrain 2002, Bambach et al. 2007

Age range: Illyrian or 243.33000 to 241.46400 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Illyrian243.33 - 241.464Tunisia Limulitella sp. (type locality: 203922)