- Merostomoidea
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Merostomoidea
Temporal range: CambrianScientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Subphylum: Chelicerata? Class: Merostomoidea†
Størmer, 1944Orders - Limulavida
- Emeraldellida
Merostomoidea is a paraphyletic group of fossil arthropods. They have been described as a transitional form between trilobites and true chelicerates.
Sources
http://www.palaeos.com/Invertebrates/Arthropods/Arachnomorpha.html#Merostomoidea
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