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Checklist for Order Xiphosura Latreille, 1802 (Horseshoe crabs)
and region Australia (Australasia)


Class
 		Merostomata
Woodward, 1866
Horseshoe crabs, Merostomates		6
11
13		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Order
 		Xiphosura
Latreille, 1802
Horseshoe crabs		3
5
4		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 


List of families for Australia
3 Families width 4 Species
Austrolimulidae Riek, 19681SpeciesTaxom
Kasibelinuridae Pickett, 19930SpeciesTaxom
Limulidae Leach, 1819Horseshoe Crab1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Australia
3 Genera with 4 Species
Austrolimulus Riek, 19551SpeciesTaxom
Kasibelinurus Pickett, 1993
0SpeciesTaxom
Limulus Mueller, 17581SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Australia
4 Species
Austrolimulus fletcheri ♰ Riek, 1955
Limulus polyphemus Linnaeus, 1758American Horseshoe Crab

Subnodes of Xiphosura with occurrences in Australia
SuborderSynziphosurida ♰
Bergstrom, 1968
1
1
0		Family
Genus
Species
Taxom

SuborderXiphosurida ♰
Pearce, 1936
2
3
3		Families
Genera
Species
Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Xiphosura at horseshoecrab.org
Xiphosura at gbif.org
Xiphosura at irmng.org
Xiphosura at itis.gov
Xiphosura at marinespecies.org