Heterolimulus

Taxobox
name = "Heterolimulus"
fossil_range=Triassic


regnum = Animalia
phylum = Arthropoda
subphylum = Chelicerata
classis = Xiphosura
ordo = Xiphosurida
genus = "Heterolimulus"
genus_authority = Via & Villalta 1966

"Heterolimulus" is a prehistoric xiphosuran, related to the modern horseshoe crab. Its fossils can be found in rocks dating to the Triassic. No "Heterolimulus" fossils have been found in later strata, making it likely that the genus went extinct quickly.

Species

*†"Heterolimulus gadeai"

External links

* [http://strata.ummp.lsa.umich.edu/jack/showgenera.php?taxon=280&rank=class Class Merostomata]
* [http://paleodb.org/cgi-bin/bridge.pl?action=checkTaxonInfo&taxon_no=18927&is_real_user=1 The Paleobiology Database]
* [http://www.zoobank.org/namedetails.htm?nameid=1473714 Zoobank]