Liomesaspis

Taxobox
name = "Liomesaspis"
fossil_range=late Carboniferous-Early Permian


regnum = Animalia
phylum = Arthropoda
subphylum = Chelicerata
classis = Xiphosura
ordo = Xiphosurida
subordo=Bellinurina
familia=Euproopidae
genus = "Liomesaspis"
genus_authority =
subdivision_ranks=Species
subdivision=

"Liomesaspis" is an extinct genus of xiphosuran, related to the modern horseshoe crab. It lived from the late Carboniferous to the Early Permian.

ources

* "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

External links

* [http://www.palaeos.com/Invertebrates/Arthropods/Chelicerata/Merostomata/Xiphosura.html Xiphosura] at Palaeos.com