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Checklist for Order Xiphosura Latreille, 1802 (Horseshoe crabs)
and region Canada (North America)


Class
 
Merostomata
Woodward, 1866
Horseshoe crabs, Merostomates
10
24
26
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Xiphosura
Latreille, 1802
Horseshoe crabs
4
6
3
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Canada
4 Families width 3 Species
Belinuridae Zittel and E..., 19130SpeciesTaxom
Euproopidae Eller, 19381SpeciesTaxom
Limulidae Leach, 1819Horseshoe Crab1SpeciesTaxom
Pseudoniscidae Packard, 18860SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Canada
4 Genera with 3 Species
Belinurus König, 1825
0SpeciesTaxom
Euproops Meek, 19181SpeciesTaxom
Limulus Mueller, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Pseudoniscus Nieszkowski, 1859
0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Canada
3 Species
Euproops amia Woodward, 1918
Limulus polyphemus Linnaeus, 1758American Horseshoe Crab

Subnodes of Xiphosura with occurrences in Canada
SuborderSynziphosurida
Bergstrom, 1968
1
1
0
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom

SuborderXiphosurida
Pearce, 1936
3
4
2
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