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Checklist for Class Merostomata Woodward, 1866 (Horseshoe crabs)
and region Far East (Asia)


Class
 		Merostomata
Woodward, 1866
Horseshoe crabs, Merostomates		3
8
10		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 


List of families for Far East
3 Families width 10 Species
Bunodidae Packard, 18860SpeciesTaxom
Limulidae Leach, 1819Horseshoe Crab5SpeciesTaxom
Eurypteridae De Kay, 18253SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Far East
5 Genera with 10 Species
Bunodes Eichwald, 1854
0SpeciesTaxom
Carcinoscorpius Pocock, 18021SpeciesTaxom
Eurypterus De Kay, 19573SpeciesTaxom
Limulus Mueller, 18172SpeciesTaxom
Tachypleus Leach, 18192SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Far East
10 Species
Carcinoscorpius rotundicauda Latreille, 1802Horseshoe Crab
Eurypterus loi ♰ Chang, 1957
Eurypterus styliformis ♰ Chang, 1957
Eurypterus yangi ♰ Chang, 1957
Limulus polyphemus Linnaeus, 1758American Horseshoe Crab
Limulus rotundicauda (Latreille, 1817)⇒ Carcinoscorpius rotundicauda Latreille, 1802
Tachypleus gigas Müller, 1785Coastal horseshoe crab
Tachypleus tridentatus Leach, 1819Chinese Horseshoe Crab

Subnodes of Merostomata with occurrences in Far East
OrderEurypterida ♰
Burmeister, 1843
Eurypterids, Sea scorpions		1
4
5		Family
Genera
Species
Taxom

OrderXiphosura
Latreille, 1802
Horseshoe crabs		2
4
5		Families
Genera
Species
Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Merostomata at artfakta.se
Merostomata at dyntaxa.se
Merostomata at gbif.org
Merostomata at irmng.org
Merostomata at itis.gov
Merostomata at marinespecies.org