Belinuridae

Belinuridae; Temporal range: from Devonian to Carboniferous, 409.1–402.5 Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
	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
Suborder:	Xiphosurida
Infraorder:	† Belinurina
Family:	† Belinuridae ; Zittel & Eastman, 1913
Genera
	Alanops Racheboeuf et al., 2002; Anacontium Raymond, 1944; Andersoniella Lamsdell, 2020; Belinurus Bronn, 1839; Euproops Meek, 1867; Liomesaspis Raymond, 1944; Patesia Bicknell & Smith, 2021; Prestwichianella Woodward, 1876; Pringlia Raymond, 1944; Prolimulus Frič, 1899; Stilpnocephalus Selden, Simonetto & Marsiglio, 2019;
Synonyms
	Euproopidae Eller, 1938; Liomesaspididae Raymond, 1944;

Last updated August 02, 2025

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

References

↑ The Paleobiology Database
↑ 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 .
↑ 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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[fa-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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Belinuridae Temporal range: from Devonian to Carboniferous, 409.1–402.5 Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N ^[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
Suborder:	Xiphosurida
Infraorder:	† Belinurina
Family:	† Belinuridae Zittel & Eastman, 1913
Genera
Alanops Racheboeuf et al., 2002 Anacontium Raymond, 1944 Andersoniella Lamsdell, 2020 Belinurus Bronn, 1839 Euproops Meek, 1867 Liomesaspis Raymond, 1944 Patesia Bicknell & Smith, 2021 Prestwichianella Woodward, 1876 Pringlia Raymond, 1944 Prolimulus Frič, 1899 Stilpnocephalus Selden, Simonetto & Marsiglio, 2019
Synonyms
Euproopidae Eller, 1938 Liomesaspididae Raymond, 1944