Species list, Checklist of Subfamily Limulinae for Asia (Eurasia)

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Checklist for Subfamily Limulinae Leach, 1819
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
Family	Limulidae Leach, 1819 Horseshoe Crab, Horseshoe crabs, Modern Horseshoe crabs	4 5	Genera Species	Taxom
Subfamily	Limulinae Leach, 1819	3 5	Genera Species	Taxom

Genera for Asia
3 Genera with 5 Species

Species list for Asia
5 Species

Carcinoscorpius rotundicauda Latreille, 1802	Horseshoe Crab
Limulus polyphemus Linnaeus, 1758	American Horseshoe Crab
Limulus rotundicauda (Latreille, 1817)	⇒ Carcinoscorpius rotundicauda Latreille, 1802
Tachypleus gigas Müller, 1785	Coastal horseshoe crab
Tachypleus tridentatus Leach, 1819	Chinese Horseshoe Crab

Subnodes of Limulinae with occurrences in Asia

Tribe	Limulini Zittel, 1885	1 2	Genus Species	Taxom
Tribe	Tachypleini Pocock, 1902	2 3	Genera Species	Taxom

Links, sources and further information

Limulinae at marinespecies.org