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


Class
 
Merostomata
Woodward, 1866
Horseshoe crabs, Merostomates
4
6
8
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

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


List of families for West Germany
3 Families width 6 Species
Diploaspididae Størmer, 19722SpeciesTaxom
Limulidae Leach, 1819Horseshoe Crab2SpeciesTaxom
Weinberginidae Richter & Ri..., 19291SpeciesTaxom


Genera for West Germany
3 Genera with 6 Species
Diploaspis Stormer, 20052SpeciesTaxom
Mesolimulus Størmer, 18172SpeciesTaxom
Weinbergina Richter & Ri..., 19291SpeciesTaxom


Species list for West Germany
6 Species
Diploaspis casteri ♰ Størmer, 1972
Diploaspis muelleri ♰ M. Poschmann, 2005
Mesolimulus walchi ♰ Demarest, 1822
Mesolimulus walchii ♰ Desmarest, 1817
Weinbergina opitzi ♰ Richter & Ri..., 1929

Subnodes of Xiphosura with occurrences in West Germany
SuborderSynziphosurida ♰
Bergstrom, 1968
1
1
1
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom

SuborderXiphosurida ♰
Pearce, 1936
1
1
2
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyDiploaspididae ♰
Størmer, 1972
1
2
Genus
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