Xaniopyramis
| Xaniopyramis Temporal range: early Carboniferous | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Xiphosura |
| Order: | Xiphosurida |
| Suborder: | Limulina |
| Family: | Moravuridae |
| Genus: | Xaniopyramis Siveter & Selden, 1987[1] |
Xaniopyramis is an extinct genus of xiphosuran, related to the modern horseshoe crab. It lived in the early Carboniferous.
Species
- X. linseyi Siveter and Selden, 1987[2]
Sources
- Invertebrate Palaeontology & Evolution by Euan Neilson Kerr Clarkson
External links
- Xiphosura at Palaeos.com
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