Limulus

Taxonavigation

Limulus polyphemus

Taxonavigation: Limulina

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Amorphea Cladus: Obazoa Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Cladus: Filozoa Cladus: Choanozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: ParaHoxozoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Cladus: Protostomia Superphylum: Ecdysozoa Cladus: Panarthropoda Phylum: Arthropoda Subphylum: Chelicerata Classis: Merostomata Ordo: Xiphosura Subordo: Xiphosurida Infraordo: Limulina

Familia: Limulidae
Genus: Limulus
Species: L. polyphemus

Name

Limulus O.F. Mueller, 1785: 124

References

Primary references

• Müller, O.F. 1785. Entomostraca seu Insecta Testacea, quae in aquis Daniae et Norvegiae reperit, descripsit et iconibus illustravit 1–135. BHL. Reference page. 

Links

• ION
• Nomenclator Zoologicus

Vernacular names

• English: Horseshoe crab
• italiano: Limulo
• polski: Skrzypłocz
• ไทย: แมงดาแอตแลนติก
• 中文: 鱟,馬蹄蟹,夫妻魚