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Checklist for Order Xiphosura Latreille, 1802 (Horseshoe crabs)
and region Spain (Iberian Peninsula)


Class
 		Merostomata
Woodward, 1866
Horseshoe crabs, Merostomates		3
3
3		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Order
 		Xiphosura
Latreille, 1802
Horseshoe crabs		2
2
2		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 


List of families for Spain
2 Families width 2 Species
Heterolimulidae Vía Boada & ..., 19661SpeciesTaxom
Limulidae Leach, 1819Horseshoe Crab1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Spain
2 Genera with 2 Species
Heterolimulus Via Boada & ..., 19661SpeciesTaxom
Tarracolimulus Romero & Via..., 19771SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Spain
2 Species
Heterolimulus gadeai ♰ Via Boada & ..., 1966
Tarracolimulus rieki Romero & Via..., 1977

Subnodes of Xiphosura with occurrences in Spain
SuborderXiphosurida ♰
Pearce, 1936
2
2
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