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Limulidae Leach, 1819

AphiaID

150511 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:150511)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Family

Parent

Xiphosurida

Synonymised names

Xiphosuridae · unaccepted (synonym)

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Subfamily Limulinae Leach, 1819
1. Genus Limulus O.F. Müller, 1785
Subfamily Tachypleinae Pocock, 1902
1. Genus Carcinoscorpius Pocock, 1902
2. Genus Tachypleus Leach, 1819

Environment

marine

Original description

Leach, W.E. (1819). Entomostracés, Entomostraca. In: Dictionnaire des Sciences Naturelles, etc. 14:524-543. [details]

Taxonomic citation

WoRMS (2026). Limulidae Leach, 1819. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=150511 on 2026-03-04

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2005-04-04 08:20:42Z

created

Cuvelier, Daphne

2010-02-19 16:39:15Z

checked

Boxshall, Geoff

2013-02-04 11:09:20Z

changed

Boxshall, Geoff

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Nomenclature

original description Leach, W.E. (1819). Entomostracés, Entomostraca. In: Dictionnaire des Sciences Naturelles, etc. 14:524-543. [details]

basis of record Hansson, H. (2004). North East Atlantic Taxa (NEAT): Nematoda. Internet pdf Ed. Aug 1998. (look up in IMIS) [details]

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Language	Name
Japanese	カブトガニ科	[details]

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