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Checklist for Subfamily Limulinae Leach, 1819
and region North America (America)


Class
 		Merostomata
Woodward, 1866
Horseshoe crabs, Merostomates		25
79
151		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Order
 		Xiphosura
Latreille, 1802
Horseshoe crabs		10
19
23		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 		Xiphosurida ♰
Pearce, 1936
5
13
21		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 		Limulina
Richter & Richter, 1929
2
5
8		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 
FamilyLimulidae
Leach, 1819
Horseshoe Crab, Horseshoe crabs, Modern Horseshoe crabs		3
4		Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyLimulinae
Leach, 1819
2
3		Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 


Genera for North America
2 Genera with 3 Species
Limulus Mueller, 17582SpeciesTaxom
Tachypleus Leach, 17851SpeciesTaxom


Species list for North America
3 Species
Limulus coffini Reeside & Ha..., 1952
Limulus polyphemus Linnaeus, 1758American Horseshoe Crab
Tachypleus gigas Müller, 1785Coastal horseshoe crab

Subnodes of Limulinae with occurrences in North America
TribeLimulini
Zittel, 1885
1
2		Genus
Species
Taxom

TribeTachypleini
Pocock, 1902
1
1		Genus
Species
Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Limulinae at marinespecies.org