Belinuridae

Belinuridae[2] is an extinct family of arthropods belonging to the order Xiphosura. The family consists of several genera.[3]

Belinuridae
Temporal range: from Devonian to Carboniferous, [1]
Fossils of Belinurus lunatus (syn. B. belulus) from Coal Brook Dale, England, on display at Galerie de paléontologie et d'anatomie comparée in Paris
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Subphylum:
Chelicerata
Order:
Xiphosura
Family:
Belinuridae

Zittel & Eastman, 1913
Synonyms
  • Euproopidae Eller, 1938
  • Liomesaspididae Raymond, 1944

References
  1. The Paleobiology Database
  2. Lamsdell, James C.; Clapham, Matthew E. (2021). "Belinurus Bronn, 1839 (Chelicerata, Xiphosura) has priority over Bellinurus Pictet, 1846" (PDF). Journal of Paleontology. 95 (6): 1352–1355. doi:10.1017/jpa.2021.53.
  3. Dunlop, Jason A.; Penney, David; Jekel, Denise (2020). "A summary list of fossil spiders and their relatives" (PDF). World Spider Catalog. Natural History Museum Bern. pp. 1–304.


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