Kasibelinurus Explained

Kasibelinurus (meaning "sibling of dart tail" for its perceived relation to Belinurus at the time) is a genus of xiphosuran from the Devonian.[1] It is part of the family Kasibelinuridae.[2] The type species and only species of Kasibelinurus is K. amicorum (derived from Latin word amicus meaning 'friend'). The type species was set by J. Pickett in 1993.[3]

Description

The genus Kasibelinurus was described by Pickett as having "Ophthalmic ridges effaced; precardiac field defined by anterior prolongations of the cardiac furrows; opisthosomal pleurae with distinct inner and outer zones." The same source later states that Kasibelinurus had a telson with restricted movement based on the shape of the opisthosoma.

See Also

Patesia - genus of horseshoe crabs formerly thought to be of Kasibelinurus

Houia - genus of dekatriatan formerly thought to be part of Kasibelinurus

Notes and References

  1. Lamsdell . James C. . 2020-12-04 . The phylogeny and systematics of Xiphosura . PeerJ . en . 8 . e10431 . 10.7717/peerj.10431 . free . 33335810 . 7720731 . 2167-8359.
  2. Pickett . John . 1993 . A Late Devonian xiphosuran from near Parkes, New South Wales . Memoirs of the Association of Australasian Palaeontologists. 15. 279–287.
  3. Lamsdell . James C. . 2020-12-04 . The phylogeny and systematics of Xiphosura . PeerJ . en . 8 . e10431 . 10.7717/peerj.10431 . free . 33335810 . 7720731 . 2167-8359.