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Limulus

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Family
  
Limulidae

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Higher classification
  
Horseshoe crab

Subphylum
  
Chelicerata

Scientific name
  
Limulus

Order
  
Horseshoe crab

Rank
  
Genus

Limulus httpsuploadwikimediaorgwikipediacommonsthu

Similar
  
Atlantic horseshoe crab, Horseshoe crab, Tachypleus, Arthropod, Xiphosura

Limulus is a genus of horseshoe crab, with one extant species, the Atlantic horseshoe crab (Limulus polyphemus). Many fossil species are known, many of which have since been assigned to other genera.

Currently valid species include:

  • Limulus polyphemus
  • Limulus coffini Reeside & Harris, 1952- Cretaceous, United States
  • Limulus darwini Kin & Błażejowsk, 2014- Jurassic, Poland
  • Limulus priscus Münster, 1839- Triassic, Germany
  • Limulus woodwardi Watson, 1909- Jurassic, England

    • Tentative species:

  • "Limulus" decheni Zinken, 1862- Paleogene, Germany (considered by some intermediate between Limulus and Tachypleus)

    • L mulo limulus polyphemus o caranguejo ferradura


    References

    Limulus Wikipedia
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