Liomesaspis

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
  • Pringlia Raymond, 1944
  • Palatinaspis Malz & Poschmann, 1993

Liomesaspis is an extinct genus of xiphosuran, related to the modern horseshoe crab. It lived from the late Carboniferous to the Early Permian.

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