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


Class
 
Merostomata
Woodward, 1866
Horseshoe crabs, Merostomates
28
124
363
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Xiphosura
Latreille, 1802
Horseshoe crabs
13
39
68
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Continents
13 Families width 68 Species
Diploaspididae Størmer, 19727SpeciesTaxom
Euproopidae Eller, 193811SpeciesTaxom
Austrolimulidae Riek, 19681SpeciesTaxom
Belinuridae Zittel and E..., 19137SpeciesTaxom
Bellinuridae Zittel & Eas..., 19139SpeciesTaxom
Bunodidae Packard, 18862SpeciesTaxom
Limulidae Leach, 1819Horseshoe Crab16SpeciesTaxom
Heterolimulidae Vía Boada & ..., 19661SpeciesTaxom
Kasibelinuridae Pickett, 19930SpeciesTaxom
Weinberginidae Richter & Ri..., 19294SpeciesTaxom
Paleolimulidae Raymond, 19444SpeciesTaxom
Pseudoniscidae Packard, 18861SpeciesTaxom
Rolfeiidae Selden & Siv..., 19871SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Continents
33 Genera with 68 Species
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Achanarraspis Anderson, Du..., 20001SpeciesTaxom
Anacontium Raymond, 19442SpeciesTaxom
Austrolimulus Riek, 19551SpeciesTaxom
Belinurus König, 19297SpeciesTaxom
Bellinurus Meek & Worthen, 19299SpeciesTaxom
Bunodes Eichwald, 18592SpeciesTaxom
Carcinoscorpius Pocock, 18021SpeciesTaxom
Crenatolimulus Feldmann, Sc..., 20111SpeciesTaxom
Diploaspis Stormer, 20163SpeciesTaxom
Euproops Meek, 19446SpeciesTaxom
Forfarella Dunlop, Ande..., 19991SpeciesTaxom
Heteroaspis Stormer, 19721SpeciesTaxom
Heterolimulus Via Boada & ..., 19661SpeciesTaxom
Kasibelinurus Pickett, 1993
0SpeciesTaxom
Legrandella Eldredge, 19742SpeciesTaxom
Limulitella Størmer, 1952
0SpeciesTaxom
Limulus Mueller, 19098SpeciesTaxom
Liomesaspis Raymond, 19441SpeciesTaxom
Loganamaraspis Tetlie & Bra..., 20041SpeciesTaxom
Lunataspis Rudkin, Youn..., 2008
0SpeciesTaxom
Mesolimulus Størmer, 18172SpeciesTaxom
Octoberaspis Dunlop, 2002
0SpeciesTaxom
Paleolimulus Dunbar, 19043SpeciesTaxom
Panduralimulus Allen & Feld..., 2005horseshoe crab1SpeciesTaxom
Pringlia Raymond, 19592SpeciesTaxom
Protolimulus Packard, 1886
0SpeciesTaxom
Psammolimulus Lange, 19231SpeciesTaxom
Pseudoniscus Nieszkowski, 18591SpeciesTaxom
Rolfeia Waterston, 19851SpeciesTaxom
Tachypleus Leach, 18192SpeciesTaxom
Tarracolimulus Romero & Via..., 19771SpeciesTaxom
Weinbergina Richter & Ri..., 19291SpeciesTaxom
Willwerathia Stormer, 19361SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Continents
68 Species
Achanarraspis reedi Anderson, Du..., 2000
Anacontium brevis Raymond, 1944
Anacontium carpenteri Raymond, 1944
Austrolimulus fletcheri Riek, 1955
Belinurus bellulus Pictet, 1846
Belinurus koenigianus Woodward, 1876
Belinurus lacaei
Belinurus lunatus Martin, 1809
Belinurus morgani Dix & Pringle, 1930
Belinurus reginae Baily, 1863
Belinurus truemani Dix & Pringle, 1929
Bellinurus baldwini H. Woodward, 1907
Bellinurus bellulus Pictet, 1846
Bellinurus danae Meek & Worthen, 1865
Bellinurus koenigianus Woodward, 1876
Bellinurus lacoei A. S. Packard, 1885
Bellinurus longicaudatus H. Woodward, 1907
Bellinurus morgani Dix & Pringle, 1930
Bellinurus reginae Baily, 1863
Bellinurus truemani Dix & Pringle, 1929
Bunodes lunula Eichwald, 1854
Bunodes rugosus Nieszkowski, 1859
Carcinoscorpius rotundicauda Latreille, 1802Horseshoe Crab
Crenatolimulus paluxyensis Feldmann et al., 2011
Diploaspis casteri Størmer, 1972
Diploaspis muelleri M. Poschmann, 2005
Diploaspis praecursor Lamsdell & B..., 2016
Euproops amia Woodward, 1918
Euproops danae T. Ambrose, 1972
Euproops darrahi Raymond, 1944
Euproops laevicula Raymond, 1944
Euproops laticephalus Raymond, 1944
Euproops thompsoni Raymond, 1944
Forfarella mitchelli Dunlop, Ande..., 1999
Heteroaspis novojilovi (Størmer, 1972)⇒ Diploaspis casteri Størmer, 1972
Heterolimulus gadeai Via Boada & ..., 1966
Legrandella lombardi Eldredge, 1974
Legrandella lombardii (Eldredge, 1974)⇒ Legrandella lombardi Eldredge, 1974
Limulus coffini Reeside & Ha..., 1952
Limulus darwini Kin & Błaż..., 2014
Limulus nathorsti
Limulus polyphemus Linnaeus, 1758American Horseshoe Crab
Limulus priscus Münster, 1839
Limulus rotundicauda (Latreille, 1817)⇒ Carcinoscorpius rotundicauda Latreille, 1802
Limulus walchi
Limulus woodwardi Watson, 1909
Liomesaspis laevis Raymond, 1944
Loganamaraspis dunlopi Tetlie & Braddy, 2004
Mesolimulus walchi Demarest, 1822
Mesolimulus walchii Desmarest, 1817
Paleolimulus avitus Dunbar, 1923
Paleolimulus longispinus F. R. Schram, 1979
Paleolimulus signatus C. E. Beecher, 1904
Panduralimulus babcocki J. G. Allen, 2005Horseshoe crab
Pringlia bispinosa Raymond, 1944
Pringlia fritschi Remy & Remy, 1959
Psammolimulus gottingensis Lange, 1923
Pseudoniscus aculeatus Nieszkowski, 1859
Rolfeia fouldenensis Waterston, 1985
Tachypleus gigas Müller, 1785Coastal horseshoe crab
Tachypleus tridentatus Leach, 1819Chinese Horseshoe Crab
Tarracolimulus rieki Romero & Via..., 1977
Weinbergina opitzi Richter & Ri..., 1929
Willwerathia laticeps Stormer, 1936

Subnodes of Xiphosura with occurrences in Continents
SuborderSynziphosurida
Bergstrom, 1968
4
7
7
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderXiphosurida
Pearce, 1936
8
25
53
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyDiploaspididae
Størmer, 1972
6
7
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