Liomesaspis
(Redirected from Pringlia)
| Liomesaspis Temporal range: Late Carboniferous–Early Permian,
| |
|---|---|
| |
| Fossils of Liomesaspis laevis (A, B) and Liomesaspis birtwelli (C) | |
Scientific classification 
| |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Order: | Xiphosura |
| Family: | †Belinuridae |
| Genus: | †Liomesaspis Raymond, 1944 |
| Synonyms | |
| |
Liomesaspis is an extinct genus of xiphosuran, related to the modern horseshoe crab. It lived from the late Carboniferous to the Early Permian.
Sources
[edit]- 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
References
[edit]- ^ Anderson, Lyall I.; Selden, Paul A. (March 1997). "Opisthosomal fusion and phylogeny of Palaeozoic Xiphosura". Lethaia. 30 (1): 19–31. doi:10.1111/j.1502-3931.1997.tb00440.x. ISSN 0024-1164.
 | This prehistoric arthropod–related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |