Definition of Merostomata. Meaning of Merostomata. Synonyms of Merostomata

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Definition of Merostomata

Merostomata
Merostomata Mer`o*stom"a*ta, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. ? thigh + ?, -?, mouth.] (Zo["o]l.) A class of Arthropoda, allied to the Crustacea. It includes the trilobites, Eurypteroidea, and Limuloidea. All are extinct except the horseshoe crabs of the last group. See Limulus.

Meaning of Merostomata from wikipedia

- Merostomata is a class of chelicerate arthropods that contains the extinct Eurypterida (sea scorpions) and the extant Xiphosura (horseshoe crabs). The...
- Merostomata is still seen in textbooks, without reference to the Eurypterida, some have urged that this usage should be discouraged. The Merostomata label...
- classified the Merostomata as a subclass within the Arachnida, raised to the rank of class. In 1866, Ernst Haeckel classified the Merostomata (containing...
- Plenary Powers, of the generic name Limulus Müller (O. F.), 1785 (class Merostomata) and confirmation of the entry of that name on the 'Official List of...
- Arachnida Merostomata...
- 1921. He published a Monograph of the British Fossil Crustacea, Order Merostomata (Palaeontograph. Soc. 1866–1878); A Monograph of Carboniferous Trilobites...
- Verwandtschaft der Merostomata mit den Arachnida und den anderen Abteilungen der Arthropoda (with Reinhard Demoll), 1921 – The relationship of Merostomata with arachnids...
- Wisconsin. Journal of Paleontology 66(6)885-923. Raasch, GO. 1939. Cambrian Merostomata. Geological Society of America Special Paper 19, 146p. Wikimedia Commons...
- traditionally grouped with the extinct eurypterids (sea scorpions) as the Merostomata. However, recent studies suggest a relationship between the eurypterids...
- A monograph of the British fossil Crustacea, belonging to the order Merostomata. London: Printed for the Palæontographical Society. Kjellesvig-Waering...