Species list, Checklist of Subfamily Limulinae for China (East Asia)

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Checklist for Subfamily Limulinae Leach, 1819
and region China (East Asia)

Class	Merostomata Woodward, 1866 Horseshoe crabs, Merostomates	2 6 8	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Order	Xiphosura Latreille, 1802 Horseshoe crabs	1 3 4	Family Genera Species	Taxom
Suborder	Xiphosurida ♰ Pearce, 1936	1 3 4	Family Genera Species	Taxom
Infraorder	Limulina Richter & Richter, 1929	1 3 4	Family Genera Species	Taxom
Family	Limulidae Leach, 1819 Horseshoe Crab, Horseshoe crabs, Modern Horseshoe crabs	3 4	Genera Species	Taxom
Subfamily	Limulinae Leach, 1819	3 4	Genera Species	Taxom

Genera for China
3 Genera with 4 Species

Species list for China
4 Species

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

Subnodes of Limulinae with occurrences in China

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

Links, sources and further information

Limulinae at marinespecies.org