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Horseshoe Crab Family
Limulidae
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Scientific Names
Preferred Names
Limulidae
Family recognized by
EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1
and
EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1
Reference taxon from EOL Dynamic Hierarchy Trunk
Limulidae
Family recognized by
EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 0.9
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Wikimedia Commons
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Wikimedia Commons
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wikipedia FI
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wikipedia CA
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wikipedia SV
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wikipedia PT
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wikipedia ID
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wikipedia hr Croatian
,
wikipedia DA
,
wikipedia LA
,
wikipedia LA
,
wikipedia MS
,
wikipedia SK
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NCBI
,
Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Hierarchy
,
wikipedia EO
,
Biopix Nature Photos
,
wikipedia IT
,
wikipedia ES
,
wikipedia EN
,
wikipedia emerging languages
,
wikipedia gl Galician
,
GBIF classification
,
Global Biotic Interactions
,
Global Biotic Interactions
,
wikipedia FR
,
Wikipedia (inferred records)
,
Barcode of Life Data Systems
, and
NCBI GGBN GBIF BHL BOLDS data coverage
Limulidae
Recognized by
iNaturalist
,
Flickr Group
,
Conabio
,
Animal Diversity Web
,
IUCN
,
China Species List
,
Germany Species List
,
Malaysia Species List
,
Singapore Species List
,
Thailand Species List
,
Japan Species List
,
English Vernaculars for Landmark Taxa
,
Indonesia Species List
,
Mexico Species List
,
United States Species List
,
Bay of Bengal Species List
,
Gulf of Mexico Species List
,
Gulf of Thailand Species List
,
Indian Ocean Species List
,
Malacca Strait Species List
,
North Atlantic Species List
,
Seto Inland Sea Species List
,
Singapore Strait Species List
,
South China Sea Species List
,
Furui 2020
,
Furui 2020
, and
OBIS environmental data records
Limulidae Leach 1819
Family recognized by
World Register of Marine Species
Alternative Names
? danae Meek & Worthen, 1865
Doubtful according to
GBIF classification
Limulidae
Harvest ancestor according to
Arkive
,
EOL authors
,
FAO Fishery Statistics
,
World Register of Marine Species
,
Global Biotic Interactions
,
Global Biotic Interactions
,
Global Biotic Interactions
, and
Global Biotic Interactions
Mesolimulus Størmer 1952
Doubtful according to
GBIF classification
Common Names
English
Horseshoe crab
prefer
Recognized by
Wikidata (prefers this name)
Horseshoe crab family
preferred
Recognized by
dancin_arkansan
and
admin
horseshoe crabs
preferred
Recognized by
English Vernaculars for Landmark Taxa
Arabic
سرطان حدوة الحصان
preferred
Recognized by
Wikidata
Bengali
লিমুলাস
preferred
Recognized by
Wikidata
Catalan; Valencian
limúlids
preferred
Recognized by
Wikidata
Croatian
Rak bodljaš
preferred
Recognized by
Wikidata
Danish
Dolkhale
preferred
Recognized by
Wikidata
Dutch; Flemish
Degenkrabben
preferred
Recognized by
Wikidata
Esperanto
Hufumkraboj
preferred
Recognized by
Wikidata
Galician
Limúlidos
preferred
Recognized by
Wikidata
Georgian
მახვილკუდანი
preferred
Recognized by
Wikidata
German
Pfeilschwanzkrebse
preferred
Recognized by
Wikidata
Hebrew
סרטני פרסת הסוס
preferred
Recognized by
Wikidata
Hindi
घोदे की नाल केकदा
preferred
Recognized by
Wikidata
Hungarian
Tőrfarkú rákfélék
preferred
Recognized by
Wikidata
Indonesian
Belangkas
preferred
Recognized by
Wikidata
Italian
Limulidi
preferred
Recognized by
Wikidata
Japanese
カブトガニ
preferred
Recognized by
Wikidata
カブトガニ科
preferred
Recognized by
Furui 2020
,
World Register of Marine Species
,
Furui 2020
,
piaf
, and
admin
Javanese
Belangkas
preferred
Recognized by
Wikidata
Kannada
ಹಾರ್ಷೋ ಕ್ರಾಬ್
preferred
Recognized by
Wikidata
Kazakh
Семсер құйрық
preferred
Recognized by
Wikidata
Malay
Belangkas
preferred
Recognized by
Wikidata
Navajo; Navaho
Táłtłʼááh séigoʼ bitsʼaʼígíí
preferred
Recognized by
Wikidata
Persian
خرچنگ نعلی
preferred
Recognized by
Wikidata
Polish
Ostrogony
preferred
Recognized by
Wikidata
Sanskrit
हारिस कर्क
preferred
Recognized by
Wikidata
Slovak
Hrotnáčovité
preferred
Recognized by
Wikidata
Spanish; Castilian
Cangrejo de herradura
preferred
Recognized by
Wikidata
Swedish
Dolksvansar
preferred
Recognized by
Wikidata
Tamil
குதிரைலாட நண்டு
preferred
Recognized by
Wikidata
Thai
แมงดาทะเล
preferred
Recognized by
Wikidata
Unspecified
Háu
preferred
Recognized by
Wikidata
Vietnamese
Họ Sam
preferred
Recognized by
Wikidata
Azb
لیمولیده
preferred
Recognized by
Wikidata
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Curated hierarchies for Limulidae
EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1
Life
Cellular Organisms
Eukaryota
Opisthokonta
Metazoa
Bilateria
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
Panarthropoda
Arthropoda
Chelicerata
Merostomata
Xiphosurida
Limulina
Limulidae
(this page)
Carcinoscorpius
Limulus
Tachypleus
Austrolimulidae
Rolfeiidae
EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 0.9
Life
Cellular Organisms
Eukaryota
Opisthokonta
Metazoa
Bilateria
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
Panarthropoda
Arthropoda
Chelicerata
Xiphosura
Xiphosurida
Limulina
Limulidae
(this page)
Belinurus
Crenatolimulus paluxyensis
Feldmann et al.
Euproops Meek 1867
Limulinae Leach 1819
Palaeolimulus
Psammolimulus Lange 1922
Tachypleinae Pocock 1902
Victalimulus Riek & Gill 1971
Weinbergina Richter 1929
Austrolimulidae
Moravuridae
Paleolimulidae
Rolfeiidae
GBIF classification
Animalia
Arthropoda
Merostomata
Xiphosurida
Limulidae
(this page)
Belinurus König 1825
Carcinoscorpius Pocock 1902
Crenatolimulus Feldmann, Schweitzer, Dattilo & Farlow 2011
Euproops Meek 1867
Limulus Müller 1785
Psammolimulus Lange 1922
Tachypleus Leach 1819
Victalimulus Riek & Gill 1971
Weinbergina Richter & Richter 1929
Bellinuridae
Casterolimulus Holland, Erickson & O'Brien 1975
Euproopidae
Limulites Schimper et al. 1850
Paleolimulidae
Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Hierarchy
Animalia
Bilateria
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
Arthropoda
Chelicerata
Xiphosura
Xiphosurida
Limulina
Limulidae
(this page)
Carcinoscorpius Pocock 1902
Limulus Müller 1785
Tachypleus Leach 1819
IUCN
Animalia
Arthropoda
Merostomata
Xiphosura
Limulidae
(this page)
Carcinoscorpius rotundicauda (Latreille 1802)
Limulus polyphemus (Linnaeus 1758)
Tachypleus gigas (Müller 1785)
Tachypleus tridentatus (Leach 1819)
NCBI
root
cellular organisms
Eukaryota
Opisthokonta
Metazoa
Eumetazoa
Bilateria
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
Panarthropoda
Arthropoda
Chelicerata
Merostomata
Xiphosura
Limulidae
(this page)
Carcinoscorpius
Limulus
Tachypleus
World Register of Marine Species
Animalia
Arthropoda
Merostomata
Xiphosurida
Limulidae Leach 1819
(this page)
Limulidae
Xiphosurida incertae sedis
World Register of Marine Species
Animalia
Arthropoda
Merostomata
Xiphosurida
Limulidae
(this page)
Carcinoscorpius
Carcinoscorpius Pocock 1902
Limulinae Leach 1819
Limulus
Limulus O. F. Müller 1785
Tachypleinae Pocock 1902
Tachypleus
Tachypleus Leach 1819
Limulidae Leach 1819
Xiphosurida incertae sedis