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IRMNG taxon detailsXiphosura
Merostomata · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
marine, fresh, terrestrial
recent + fossil
Not documented
Taxonomic remark Treated in IRMNG as a single order (Xiphosura) in class Merostomata, following Ruggiero et al., 2015. Other treatments...
Taxonomic remark Treated in IRMNG as a single order (Xiphosura) in class Merostomata, following Ruggiero et al., 2015. Other treatments (e.g. Rudkin et al., 2008, Lamsdell, 2020, and the Paleobiology DB, 2023 version) treat Xiphosura at class level, with a single order, Xiphosurida. [details]
IRMNG (2023). Xiphosura. Accessed at: https://www.irmng.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=10685 on 2026-04-30
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Rudkin, D. M.; Young, G. A.; Nowlan, G. S. (2008). The oldest horseshoe crab: a new xiphosurid from Late Ordovician Konservat-lagerstätten Deposits, Manitoba, Canada. <em>Palaeontology.</em> 51(1): 1-9., available online at https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1475-4983.2007.00746.x
note: alternative taxonomic treatment, refer note [details] additional source Lamsdell, J. C. (2020). The phylogeny and systematics of Xiphosura. <em>PeerJ.</em> 8: e10431., available online at https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.10431 note: treated as class [details] taxonomy source Ruggiero, M. A.; Gordon, D. P.; Orrell, T. M.; Bailly, N.; Bourgoin, T.; Brusca, R. C.; Cavalier-Smith, T.; Guiry, M. D.; Kirk, P. M. (2015). A higher level classification of all living organisms. <em>PLOS ONE.</em> 10(4): e0119248., available online at https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0119248 [details] name verified source Rudkin, D. M.; Young, G. A.; Nowlan, G. S. (2008). The oldest horseshoe crab: a new xiphosurid from Late Ordovician Konservat-lagerstätten Deposits, Manitoba, Canada. <em>Palaeontology.</em> 51(1): 1-9., available online at https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1475-4983.2007.00746.x [details] current name source Ruggiero, M. A.; Gordon, D. P.; Orrell, T. M.; Bailly, N.; Bourgoin, T.; Brusca, R. C.; Cavalier-Smith, T.; Guiry, M. D.; Kirk, P. M. (2015). A higher level classification of all living organisms. <em>PLOS ONE.</em> 10(4): e0119248., available online at https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0119248 [details] original description (of Merostomata) Dana, J. D. (1852). Crustacea. Part I. <em>United States Exploring Expedition, during the years 1838, 1839, 1840, 1841, 1842, under the command of Charles Wilkes, U.S.N.</em> 13: [i]-vii, 1-685. C. Sherman, Philadelphia., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40381557 page(s): 14 [details] Unreviewed
Taxonomic remark Treated in IRMNG as a single order (Xiphosura) in class Merostomata, following Ruggiero et al., 2015. Other treatments (e.g. Rudkin et al., 2008, Lamsdell, 2020, and the Paleobiology DB, 2023 version) treat Xiphosura at class level, with a single order, Xiphosurida. [details]
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