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Limulus (Horseshoe crab)

Synonyms: Limula; Polyphemus; Xiphosura

Wikipedia Abstract

Limulus is a genus of horseshoe crab, with one extant species, the Atlantic horseshoe crab L. polyphemus. Many fossil species are known, many of which have since been assigned to other genera. Currently valid fossil species include: \n* Limulus coffini Reeside & Harris, 1952- Cretaceous, United States \n* Limulus darwini Kin & Błażejowsk, 2014- Jurassic, Poland \n* Limulus priscus Münster, 1839- Triassic, Germany \n* Limulus woodwardi Watson, 1909- Jurassic, England Tentative species:
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Species

Limulus cancriformis
Limulus coffini
Limulus darwini
Limulus oculatus
Limulus polyphemus (horseshoe crab) (Vulnerable) (Attributes)

External References

Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0