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Limulus
Classification
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Subphylum:
Chelicerata
Class:
Merostomata
Subclass:
Xiphosura (horseshoe crabs)
Order:
Xiphosurida
Suborder:
Limulina
Superfamily:
Limulacea
Family:
Limulidae
Subfamily:
Limulinae
Formal Genus Name and Reference:
Limulus MÜLLER, 1785 [pro Xiphosura Brünnich, 1771, ICZN 1952]
Type Species:
Monolucus polyphemus LINNÉ,1758
Images
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Figs. 3; 4B,C; 5; 6,2. •L. polyphemus (LINNE); 3, half-grown specimen, about X1 (56)l -- Fig. 4 B,C, ventral side and long. sec., X0.3 (64; -- Fig. 5, prosomal appendages (64); -- Fig. 6,2, embryo, enlarged (48)
Synonyms
Geographic Distribution
E.N.Am.
Age Range
Beginning Stage in Treatise Usage:
Rec.
Beginning International Stage:
Greenlandian
Fraction Up In Beginning Stage:
0
Beginning Date:
0.01
Ending Stage in Treatise Usage:
Rec.
Ending International Stage:
Meghalayan
Fraction Up In Ending Stage:
100
Ending Date:
0
Description
Prosoma vaulted; abdomen hexagonal with prominent posterior prolongations, movable lateral spines decreasing in length backwards.
References
Museum or Author Information
Classification
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Subphylum:
Chelicerata
Class:
Merostomata
Subclass:
Xiphosura (horseshoe crabs)
Order:
Xiphosurida
Suborder:
Limulina
Superfamily:
Limulacea
Family:
Limulidae
Subfamily:
Limulinae
Formal Genus Name and Reference:
Limulus MÜLLER, 1785 [pro Xiphosura Brünnich, 1771, ICZN 1952]
Type Species:
Monolucus polyphemus LINNÉ,1758
Images
(Click to enlarge in a new window)
Figs. 3; 4B,C; 5; 6,2. •L. polyphemus (LINNE); 3, half-grown specimen, about X1 (56)l -- Fig. 4 B,C, ventral side and long. sec., X0.3 (64; -- Fig. 5, prosomal appendages (64); -- Fig. 6,2, embryo, enlarged (48)
Synonyms
Geographic Distribution
E.N.Am.
Age Range
Beginning Stage in Treatise Usage:
Rec.
Beginning International Stage:
Greenlandian
Fraction Up In Beginning Stage:
0
Beginning Date:
0.01
Ending Stage in Treatise Usage:
Rec.
Ending International Stage:
Meghalayan
Fraction Up In Ending Stage:
100
Ending Date:
0
Description
Prosoma vaulted; abdomen hexagonal with prominent posterior prolongations, movable lateral spines decreasing in length backwards.