Species list, Checklist of Class Merostomata (Horseshoe crabs) for Kennebec County (Maine, USA)

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Checklist for Class Merostomata Woodward, 1866 (Horseshoe crabs)
and region Kennebec County (Maine, USA)

Class

Merostomata
Woodward, 1866
Horseshoe crabs, Merostomates

2
2
1

Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

List of families for Kennebec County
2 Families width 1 Species

Limulidae Leach, 1819	Horseshoe Crab	1	Species	Taxom
Pterygotidae Clarke & Rue..., 1912		0	Species	Taxom

Genera for Kennebec County
2 Genera with 1 Species

Limulus Mueller, 1758		1	Species	Taxom
Pterygotus Agassiz, 1839		0	Species	Taxom

Species list for Kennebec County
1 Species

Limulus polyphemus Linnaeus, 1758

American Horseshoe Crab

Subnodes of Merostomata with occurrences in Kennebec County

Order	Eurypterida ♰ Burmeister, 1843 Eurypterids, Sea scorpions	1 1 0	Family Genus Species	Taxom
Order	Xiphosura Latreille, 1802 Horseshoe crabs	1 1 1	Family Genus 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