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Checklist for Family Limulidae Leach, 1819 (Horseshoe Crab)
and region British Isles (North Europe)


Class
 		Merostomata
Woodward, 1866
Horseshoe crabs, Merostomates		21
48
96		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Order
 		Xiphosura
Latreille, 1802
Horseshoe crabs		7
11
22		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 		Xiphosurida ♰
Pearce, 1936
5
6
18		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 		Limulina
Richter & Richter, 1929
2
2
3		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 
FamilyLimulidae
Leach, 1819
Horseshoe Crab, Horseshoe crabs, Modern Horseshoe crabs		1
2		Genus
Species		 
Taxom
 


Genera for British Isles
1 Genera with 2 Species
Limulus Mueller, 19092SpeciesTaxom


Species list for British Isles
2 Species
Limulus polyphemus Linnaeus, 1758American Horseshoe Crab
Limulus woodwardi Watson, 1909

Subnodes of Limulidae with occurrences in British Isles
SubfamilyLimulinae
Leach, 1819
1
2		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