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Checklist for Suborder Xiphosurida Pearce, 1936
and region Texas (USA)


Class
 		Merostomata
Woodward, 1866
Horseshoe crabs, Merostomates		3
5
4		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Order
 		Xiphosura
Latreille, 1802
Horseshoe crabs		3
5
4		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 		Xiphosurida ♰
Pearce, 1936
3
5
4		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 


List of families for Texas
3 Families width 4 Species
Bellinuridae Zittel & Eas..., 19131SpeciesTaxom
Limulidae Leach, 1819Horseshoe Crab2SpeciesTaxom
Paleolimulidae Raymond, 19441SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Texas
5 Genera with 4 Species
Bellinurus Meek & Worthen, 18651SpeciesTaxom
Crenatolimulus Feldmann, Sc..., 20111SpeciesTaxom
Limulus Mueller, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Paleolimulus Dunbar, 1923
0SpeciesTaxom
Panduralimulus Allen & Feld..., 2005horseshoe crab1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Texas
4 Species
Bellinurus danae Meek & Worthen, 1865
Crenatolimulus paluxyensis Feldmann et al., 2011
Limulus polyphemus Linnaeus, 1758American Horseshoe Crab
Panduralimulus babcocki ♰ J. G. Allen, 2005Horseshoe crab

Subnodes of Xiphosurida with occurrences in Texas
InfraorderBellinurina ♰
Zittel & Eastman, 1913
1
1
1		Family
Genus
Species
Taxom

InfraorderLimulina
Richter & Richter, 1929
2
4
3		Families
Genera
Species
Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Xiphosurida at artfakta.se
Xiphosurida at dyntaxa.se
Xiphosurida at gbif.org
Xiphosurida at marinespecies.org