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]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Pycnogonida |
| Order: | †Nectopantopoda |
| Family: | †Haliestidae |
| Genus: | †Haliestes Siveter et al. 2004 |
| Species: | †H. dasos
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| †Haliestes dasos Siveter et al. 2004
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References
edit- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
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