Checklist for Class Merostomata Woodward, 1866 (Horseshoe crabs)
and region USA (North America)
List of families for USA
23 Families width 135 Species and 1 Subspecies #PAEBRCLSDHKMW
| Pterygotidae Clarke & Rue..., 1912 | | 31 | Species | Taxom | | Adelophthalmidae Tollerton, 1989 | | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Euproopidae Eller, 1938 | | 9 | Species | Taxom | | Belinuridae Zittel and E..., 1913 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Bellinuridae Zittel & Eas..., 1913 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Rhenopteridae Størmer, 1951 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Bunodidae Packard, 1886 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Carcinosomatidae Størmer, 1934 | | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Chasmataspididae Caster & Brooks, 1956 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Limulidae Leach, 1819 | Horseshoe Crab | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Stylonuridae Diener, 1924 | | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Diploaspididae Størmer, 1972 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Drepanopteridae Kjellesvig-W..., 1966 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eurypteridae De Kay, 1825 | | 15 | Species | Taxom | | Hardieopteridae Tollerton, 1989 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Hibbertopteridae Kjellesvig-W..., 1959 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Kasibelinuridae Pickett, 1993 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Kokomopteridae Kjellesvig-W..., 1966 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Mycteroptidae Cope, 1886 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Paleolimulidae Raymond, 1944 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudoniscidae Packard, 1886 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Slimonidae | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Weinberginidae Richter & Ri..., 1929 | | 0 | Species | Taxom |
Genera for USA
43 Genera with 135 Species #ABCDEHJKLMPRSTW
| Acutiramus Ruedemann, 1955 | | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Adelophthalmus Jordan, 1924 | | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Anacontium Raymond, 1944 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Belinurus König, 0 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Bellinurus Meek & Worthen, 1885 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | Brachyopterus Størmer, 1951 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | Bunodes Eichwald, 1854 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Carcinosoma Claypole, 0 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Chasmataspis Caster & Brooks, 1956 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | Ciurcopterus Tetlie & Briggs, 2009 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Crenatolimulus Feldmann, Sc..., 2011 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ctenopterus Clarke & Rue..., 1883 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Diploaspis Stormer, 2016 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dorfopterus Kjellesvig-W..., 1955 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Drepanopterus Laurie, 0 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Erettopterus Salter, 1955 | | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Erieopterus Kjellesvig-W..., 1962 | | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Euproops Meek, 1944 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | Eurypteria | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Eurypterus De Kay, 1825 | | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Hallipterus Kjellesvig-W..., 1963 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Hardieopterus Waterson, 0 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | Hastimima White, 1908 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | Jaekelopterus Waterston, 1964 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | Kasibelinurus Pickett, 1993 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Kiaeropterus Waterston, 0 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Kokomopterus Kjellesvig-W..., 0 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Limulus Mueller, 1758 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Liomesaspis Raymond, 1944 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Megalograptus Miller, 1964 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Mycterops Cope, 1984 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Paleolimulus Dunbar, 1904 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Panduralimulus Allen & Feld..., 2005 | horseshoe crab | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Paracarcinosoma Caster & Kje..., 0 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pringlia Raymond, 1944 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | Protolimulus Packard, 1886 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | Pseudoniscus Nieszkowski, 1859 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Pterygotus Agassiz, 1955 | | 20 | Species | Taxom | | Rhenopterus Størmer, 0 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | Slimonia Page, 1856 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Stylonurus Page, 0 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Tachypleus Leach, 1785 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | Willwerathia Stormer, 1969 | | 0 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for USA
135 Species and 1 Subspecies | Acutiramus cummingsi ♰ Grote & Pitt, 1875 | | | Acutiramus floweri ♰ Kjellesvig-W..., 1955 | | | Acutiramus macrophthalmus ♰ Hall, 1859 | | | Acutiramus perryensis ♰ Leutze, 1958 | | | Acutiramus suwaneensis ♰ | | | Acutiramus suwanneensis ♰ Kjellesvig-W..., 1955 | | | Adelophthalmus approximatus ♰ Hall & Clarke, 1888 | | | Adelophthalmus luceroensis ♰ Kues & Kietzke, 1981 | | | Adelophthalmus mansfieldi ♰ Hall, 1877 | | | Adelophthalmus mazonensis ♰ Meek & Worthen, 1868 | | | Adelophthalmus nebraskensis ♰ Barbour, 1914 | | | Adelophthalmus pennsylvanicus ♰ Hall, 1877 | | | Adelophthalmus sellardsi ♰ Dunbar, 1924 | | | Anacontium brevis ♰ Raymond, 1944 | | | Anacontium carpenteri Raymond, 1944 | | | Belinurus lacaei | | | Bellinurus danae Meek & Worthen, 1865 | | | Bellinurus lacoei ♰ A. S. Packard, 1885 | | | Carcinosoma ingens ♰ Claypole, 1894 | | | Carcinosoma newlini ♰ Claypole, 1890 | | | Carcinosoma scorpionis ♰ | | | Carcinosoma spiniferum ♰ Kjellesvig-W..., 1962 | | | Carcinosoma spiniferus ♰ | | | Chasmataspis laurencii ♰ Caster & Brooks, 1956 | | | Crenatolimulus paluxyensis Feldmann et al., 2011 | | | Ctenopterus cestrotus ♰ Clarke, 1907 | | | Ctenopterus lacoana ♰ Claypole, 1883 | | | Diploaspis praecursor Lamsdell & B..., 2016 | | | Dorfopterus angusticollis ♰ Kjellesvig-W..., 1955 | | | Drepanopterus nodosus ♰ | | | Erettopterus exophthalmus ♰ Kjellesvig-W..., 1966 | | | Erettopterus globiceps ♰ Clarke & Rue..., 1912 | | | Erettopterus grandis ♰ Pohlman, 1881 | | | Erettopterus saetiger ♰ Kjellesvig-W..., 1964 | | | Erettopterus serratus ♰ Kjellesvig-W..., 1961 | | | Erettopterus waylandsmithi ♰ Kjellesvig-W..., 1955 | | | Erieopterus eriensis ♰ Whitfield, 1882 | | | Erieopterus hypsophthalmus ♰ Kjellesvig-W..., 1958 | | | Erieopterus latus ♰ Ruedemann, 1935 | | | Erieopterus limuloides ♰ Kjellesvig-W..., 1948 | | | Erieopterus microphthalmus ♰ Hall, 1859 | | | Erieopterus turgidus ♰ Stumm & Kjel..., 1962 | | | Euproops danae ♰ T. Ambrose, 1972 | | | Euproops darrahi Raymond, 1944 | | | Euproops laevicula Raymond, 1944 | | | Euproops laticephalus Raymond, 1944 | | | Euproops thompsoni Raymond, 1944 | | | Eurypterus dekayi ♰ Hall, 1859 | | | Eurypterus laculatus ♰ Kjellesvig-W..., 1958 | | | Eurypterus lacustris ♰ Harlan, 1834 | | | Eurypterus ornatus ♰ Leutze, 1958 | | | Eurypterus pittsfordensis ♰ Sarle, 1903 | | | Eurypterus remipes ♰ Dekay, 1825 | | | Hallipterus excelsior ♰ E.N. Kjelles..., 1963 | | | Hallipterus lacoanus ♰ E.N. Kjelles..., 1963 | | | Hardieopterus myops ♰ | | | Kiaeropterus otisius ♰ | | | Kokomopterus longicaudatus ♰ | | | Limulus coffini Reeside & Ha..., 1952 | | | Limulus polyphemus Linnaeus, 1758 | American Horseshoe Crab | | Liomesaspis laevis ♰ Raymond, 1944 | | | Megalograptus ohioensis ♰ Caster & Kje..., 1955 | | | Megalograptus shideleri Caster & Kje..., 1964 | | | Megalograptus williamsae Caster & Kje..., 1964 | | | Mycterops ordinatus ♰ Cope, 1886 | | | Mycterops whitei ♰ Schram, 1984 | | | Paleolimulus avitus ♰ Dunbar, 1923 | | | Paleolimulus longispinus ♰ F. R. Schram, 1979 | | | Paleolimulus signatus ♰ C. E. Beecher, 1904 | | | Panduralimulus babcocki ♰ J. G. Allen, 2005 | Horseshoe crab | | Paracarcinosoma scorpionis ♰ | | | Pringlia bispinosa Raymond, 1944 | | | Pterygotus (Erettopterus) serratus ♰ | | | Pterygotus (Pterygotus) carmani ♰ Kjellesvig-W..., 1961 | | | Pterygotus (Pterygotus) elleri ♰ | | | Pterygotus (Pterygotus) howelli ♰ | | | Pterygotus (Pterygotus) montanensis ♰ | | | Pterygotus acuticaudatus (Pohlman, 1882) | ⇒ Acutiramus cummingsi Grote & Pitt, 1875 | | Pterygotus buffaloensis (Pohlman, 1881) | ⇒ Acutiramus cummingsi Grote & Pitt, 1875 | | Pterygotus cobbi ♰ var. juvenis..., 1912 | | | Pterygotus cobbi juvenis Clarke & Rue..., 1912 | | | Pterygotus cummingsi ♰ Grote & Pitt, 1875 | | | Pterygotus floridanus ♰ Kjellesvig-W..., 1950 | | | Pterygotus floweri Kjellesvig-W..., 1955 | | | Pterygotus juvensis ♰ | | | Pterygotus marylandicus ♰ Kjellesvig-W..., 1964 | | | Pterygotus monroensis ♰ Sarle, 1902 | | | Pterygotus osborni (Hall, 1859) | ⇒ Acutiramus macrophthalmus Hall, 1859 | | Pterygotus princetonii Ruedemann, 1934 | | | Pterygotus quadraticaudatus (Pohlman, 1882) | ⇒ Acutiramus cummingsi Grote & Pitt, 1875 | | Pterygotus ventricosus ♰ | | | Pterygotus waylandsmithi ♰ Kjellesvig-W..., 1955 | | | Rhenopterus maccarthyi ♰ | | | Stylonurus alveolatus | | | Stylonurus arnoldi ♰ | | | Stylonurus beecheri ♰ | | | Stylonurus wrightianus ♰ | | | Tachypleus gigas Müller, 1785 | Coastal horseshoe crab |
Subnodes of Merostomata with occurrences in USA
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