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


Class
 
Merostomata
Woodward, 1866
Horseshoe crabs, Merostomates
28
124
363
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Xiphosura
Latreille, 1802
Horseshoe crabs
13
39
68
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Xiphosurida
Pearce, 1936
8
25
53
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Limulina
Richter & Richter, 1929
5
13
23
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyLimulidae
Leach, 1819
Horseshoe Crab, Horseshoe crabs, Modern Horseshoe crabs
7
16
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Continents
7 Genera with 16 Species
Carcinoscorpius Pocock, 18021SpeciesTaxom
Crenatolimulus Feldmann, Sc..., 20111SpeciesTaxom
Limulus Mueller, 19098SpeciesTaxom
Mesolimulus Størmer, 18172SpeciesTaxom
Psammolimulus Lange, 19231SpeciesTaxom
Tachypleus Leach, 18192SpeciesTaxom
Tarracolimulus Romero & Via..., 19771SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Continents
16 Species
Carcinoscorpius rotundicauda Latreille, 1802Horseshoe Crab
Crenatolimulus paluxyensis Feldmann et al., 2011
Limulus coffini Reeside & Ha..., 1952
Limulus darwini Kin & Błaż..., 2014
Limulus nathorsti
Limulus polyphemus Linnaeus, 1758American Horseshoe Crab
Limulus priscus Münster, 1839
Limulus rotundicauda (Latreille, 1817)⇒ Carcinoscorpius rotundicauda Latreille, 1802
Limulus walchi
Limulus woodwardi Watson, 1909
Mesolimulus walchi Demarest, 1822
Mesolimulus walchii Desmarest, 1817
Psammolimulus gottingensis Lange, 1923
Tachypleus gigas Müller, 1785Coastal horseshoe crab
Tachypleus tridentatus Leach, 1819Chinese Horseshoe Crab
Tarracolimulus rieki Romero & Via..., 1977

Subnodes of Limulidae with occurrences in Continents
SubfamilyLimulinae
Leach, 1819
3
11
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyMesolimulinae
Størmer, 1952
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