Haliestes

Haliestes; Temporal range: Silurian PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
	Reconstruction of Haliestes dasos
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Chelicerata
Class:	Pycnogonida
Order:	Nectopantopoda
Family:	Haliestidae
Genus:	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

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

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[1] "Haliestes dasos Siveter et al. 2004 (sea spider)". PBDB.

[2] "Early sea spider flashes pincers". BBC. Retrieved 21 October 2004.