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


Class
 
Merostomata
Woodward, 1866
Horseshoe crabs, Merostomates
6
12
12
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Xiphosura
Latreille, 1802
Horseshoe crabs
4
6
7
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Illinois
4 Families width 7 Species
Belinuridae Zittel and E..., 19131SpeciesTaxom
Bellinuridae Zittel & Eas..., 19132SpeciesTaxom
Euproopidae Eller, 19384SpeciesTaxom
Paleolimulidae Raymond, 19440SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Illinois
6 Genera with 7 Species
Belinurus König, 01SpeciesTaxom
Bellinurus Meek & Worthen, 18852SpeciesTaxom
Euproops Meek, 19442SpeciesTaxom
Liomesaspis Raymond, 19441SpeciesTaxom
Paleolimulus Dunbar, 1923
0SpeciesTaxom
Pringlia Raymond, 19441SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Illinois
7 Species
Belinurus lacaei
Bellinurus danae Meek & Worthen, 1865
Bellinurus lacoei ♰ A. S. Packard, 1885
Euproops laevicula Raymond, 1944
Euproops thompsoni Raymond, 1944
Liomesaspis laevis ♰ Raymond, 1944
Pringlia bispinosa Raymond, 1944

Subnodes of Xiphosura with occurrences in Illinois
SuborderXiphosurida ♰
Pearce, 1936
4
6
7
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