Kasibelinurus
Extinct genus of arthropods
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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 | |
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| 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
