Haliestes

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Haliestes
Temporal range: Silurian
Reconstruction of Haliestes dasos
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Haliestes
Species:
H. dasos
Binomial name
Haliestes dasos
Siveter et al. 2004

Haliestes is a genus of sea spider from the Silurian period of the UK. It contains a single species, Haliestes dasos. The species was first described by David Siveter et al. in 2004.[1][2]

References

  1. ^ "Haliestes dasos Siveter et al. 2004 (sea spider)". PBDB.
  2. ^ "Early sea spider flashes pincers". BBC. Retrieved 21 October 2004.