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Checklist for Suborder Xiphosurida Pearce, 1936
and region Indo-Pacific (Ecozones)


Class
 
Merostomata
Woodward, 1866
Horseshoe crabs, Merostomates
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Order
 
Xiphosura
Latreille, 1802
Horseshoe crabs
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Suborder
 
Xiphosurida
Pearce, 1936
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List of families for Indo-Pacific
1 Family width 3 Species
Limulidae Leach, 1819Horseshoe Crab3SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Indo-Pacific
2 Genera with 3 Species
Carcinoscorpius Pocock, 18021SpeciesTaxom
Tachypleus Leach, 18192SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Indo-Pacific
3 Species
Carcinoscorpius rotundicauda Latreille, 1802Horseshoe Crab
Tachypleus gigas Müller, 1785Coastal horseshoe crab
Tachypleus tridentatus Leach, 1819Chinese Horseshoe Crab

Subnodes of Xiphosurida with occurrences in Indo-Pacific
InfraorderLimulina
Richter & Richter, 1929
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Links, sources and further information
Xiphosurida at artfakta.se
Xiphosurida at dyntaxa.se
Xiphosurida at gbif.org
Xiphosurida at marinespecies.org