Liomesaspis

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

Liomesaspis Temporal range: Late Carboniferous–Early Permian, 303–273.01 Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Fossils of Liomesaspis laevis (A, B) and Liomesaspis birtwelli (C)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Chelicerata
Order:	Xiphosura
Family:	†Belinuridae
Genus:	†Liomesaspis Raymond, 1944
Synonyms
Pringlia Raymond, 1944 [1] Palatinaspis Malz & Poschmann, 1993

Sources

• Evolution: What the Fossils Say and Why It Matters by Donald R. Prothero and Carl Buell
• Bringing Fossils To Life: An Introduction To Paleobiology by Donald R. Prothero