Kasibelinurus

Kasibelinurus (meaning "sibling of dart tail" for its perceived relation to Belinurus at the time) is a genus of xiphosuran from the Devonian.^[4] It is part of the family Kasibelinuridae.^[5] 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.^[6]

Kasibelinurus Temporal range: 419–369 Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N Early Devonian[1] to Late Devonian[2]
Images of Kasibelinurus fossils from the Devonian
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Chelicerata
Order:	Xiphosura
Family:	†Kasibelinuridae
Genus:	†Kasibelinurus Pickett, 1993
Type species
Kasibelinurus amicorum[3] Pickett, 1993

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