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Xiphosurida

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Xiphosurida is an order ofChelicerates. There are 8 species of Xiphosurida, in 10 genera and 6 families. This order has been around since thepaleozoic era.

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EOL has data for12 attributes, including:

Body symmetry
- URI:http://eol.org/schema/terms/body_symmetry
- Definition: overall repetitive or reflective pattern in the body of one individual of this taxon. eg: bilateral symmetry, rotational symmetry, radial symmetry
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bilaterally symmetric
- URI:http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/PATO_0001324
- Definition: being symmetric about a plane running from frontal end to caudal end (head to tail), and having nearly identical right and left halves
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cellularity
- URI:http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/PATO_0001992
- Definition: An organismal quality inhering in a bearer by virtue of the bearers consisting cells. [ PATOC:GVG ]
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multicellular
- URI:http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/PATO_0001993
- Definition: A cellularity quality inhering in a bearer by virtue of the bearers consisting of more than one cell. [ PATOC:GVG ]
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ecomorphological guild
- URI:http://eol.org/schema/terms/EcomorphologicalGuild
- Definition: organisms that share certain morphological traits due to adaptation to similar environments and ecological roles
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nektobenthic
- URI:http://eol.org/schema/terms/nektobenthic
- Definition: Active swimming organisms that live near the bottom a body of water.
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first appearance
- URI:http://eol.org/schema/terms/FossilFirst
- Definition: The first appearance of this taxon in the fossil record.
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541 million years ago
motility
- URI:http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q33596
- Definition: ability to move spontaneously and actively, consuming energy in the process
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actively mobile
- URI:http://eol.org/schema/terms/activelyMobile
- Definition: uses self-propelled locomotion to change location on a regular basis
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number of fossil occurrences
- URI:http://eol.org/schema/terms/fossilOccPBDB
- Definition: The number of fossil occurrences in the Paleobiology Database (https://paleobiodb.org) that are identified as belonging to a particular taxon or any of its subtaxa.
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243
number of public records in bold
- URI:http://eol.org/schema/terms/NumberPublicRecordsInBOLD
- Definition: number of records in this clade in the Barcode Of Life Database (BOLD)
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171
skeleton structure
- URI:http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/OBA_0002342
- Definition: The structure of a skeleton.
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exoskeleton
- URI:http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0006611
- Definition: Exoskeleton or shell, including those of mollusks, turtles, insects and crustaceans
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Known occurrences, collected specimens and observations of Xiphosurida.View this species on GBIF

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Xiphosurida Habitats

The environments in which many Xiphosurida species are known to live. Select an environment to see its Xiphosurida species checklist.

Xiphosurida Habitats

The environments in which many Xiphosurida species are known to live. Select an environment to see its Xiphosurida species checklist.

Xiphosurida includes2 children:

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Xiphosurida includes2 children: