Haliestes is a genus of sea spider from the Silurian aged Coalbrookdale Formation of England. It contains a single species, Haliestes dasos. The species was first described by David Siveter et al. in 2004.[1] It is considered to be a nektonic predator.[2]

Haliestes dasos
Temporal range: Silurian
Reconstruction
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Pycnogonida
Order: Nectopantopoda
Family: Haliestidae
Genus: Haliestes
Siveter et al. 2004
Species:
H. dasos
Binomial name
Haliestes dasos
Siveter et al. 2004

References

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  1. ^ Siveter, Derek J.; Sutton, Mark D.; Briggs, Derek E. G.; Siveter, David J. (2004). "A Silurian sea spider". Nature. 431 (7011): 978–980. doi:10.1038/nature02928. ISSN 1476-4687.
  2. ^ Siveter, Derek J.; Sabroux, Romain; Briggs, Derek E. G.; Siveter, David J.; Sutton, Mark D. (2023). "Newly discovered morphology of the Silurian sea spider Haliestes and its implications". Papers in Palaeontology. 9 (5). doi:10.1002/spp2.1528. hdl:1983/267d44cb-bd22-4a1d-9d00-b3916c453784. ISSN 2056-2799.