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Checklist for Order Xiphosura Latreille, 1802 (Horseshoe crabs)
and region India (South Asia)


Class
 
Merostomata
Woodward, 1866
Horseshoe crabs, Merostomates
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Genera
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Order
 
Xiphosura
Latreille, 1802
Horseshoe crabs
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2
Family
Genera
Species
 
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List of families for India
1 Family width 2 Species
Limulidae Leach, 1819Horseshoe Crab2SpeciesTaxom


Genera for India
2 Genera with 2 Species
Carcinoscorpius Pocock, 18021SpeciesTaxom
Tachypleus Leach, 17851SpeciesTaxom


Species list for India
2 Species
Carcinoscorpius rotundicauda Latreille, 1802Horseshoe Crab
Tachypleus gigas Müller, 1785Coastal horseshoe crab

Subnodes of Xiphosura with occurrences in India
SuborderXiphosurida
Pearce, 1936
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2
Family
Genera
Species

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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