Species list, Checklist of Family Limulidae (Horseshoe Crab) for Oceania (Continents)

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

Class	Merostomata Woodward, 1866 Horseshoe crabs, Merostomates	6 12 14	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Order	Xiphosura Latreille, 1802 Horseshoe crabs	3 6 5	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Suborder	Xiphosurida ♰ Pearce, 1936	2 4 4	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Infraorder	Limulina Richter & Richter, 1929	2 3 3	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Family	Limulidae Leach, 1819 Horseshoe Crab, Horseshoe crabs, Modern Horseshoe crabs	2 2	Genera Species	Taxom

Genera for Oceania
2 Genera with 2 Species

Limulus Mueller, 1758		1	Species	Taxom
Tachypleus Leach, 1785		1	Species	Taxom

Species list for Oceania
2 Species

Limulus polyphemus Linnaeus, 1758	American Horseshoe Crab
Tachypleus gigas Müller, 1785	Coastal horseshoe crab

Subnodes of Limulidae with occurrences in Oceania

Subfamily

Limulinae
Leach, 1819

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2

Genera
Species

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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