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Checklist for Family Limulidae Leach, 1819 (Horseshoe Crab)
and region Asia (Eurasia)


Class
 		Merostomata
Woodward, 1866
Horseshoe crabs, Merostomates		6
16
15		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Order
 		Xiphosura
Latreille, 1802
Horseshoe crabs		2
6
6		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 		Xiphosurida ♰
Pearce, 1936
1
4
5		Family
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 		Limulina
Richter & Richter, 1929
1
4
5		Family
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 
FamilyLimulidae
Leach, 1819
Horseshoe Crab, Horseshoe crabs, Modern Horseshoe crabs		4
5		Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 


Genera for Asia
4 Genera with 5 Species
Carcinoscorpius Pocock, 18021SpeciesTaxom
Limulus Mueller, 18172SpeciesTaxom
Mesolimulus Størmer, 1952
0SpeciesTaxom
Tachypleus Leach, 18192SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Asia
5 Species
Carcinoscorpius rotundicauda Latreille, 1802Horseshoe Crab
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 Limulidae with occurrences in Asia
SubfamilyLimulinae
Leach, 1819
3
5		Genera
Species
Taxom

SubfamilyMesolimulinae ♰
Størmer, 1952
1
0		Genus
Species
Taxom



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