Liomesaspis

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 ; 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.

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

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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 Palatinaspis Malz & Poschmann, 1993