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Limulus O.F.Müller, 1785

Dataset
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
Rank
GENUS
Published in
Limulus O.F. Müller, 1785. Accessed at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=150512 on 2020-02-04

Classification

kingdom
Animalia
phylum
Arthropoda
class
Merostomata
order
Xiphosurida
family
Limulidae
genus
Limulus

Name

Synonyms
Limula Rafinesque, 1815
Polyphemus Lamarck, 1801
Xiphosura Gronovius, 1764
Homonyms
Limulus O.F.Müller, 1785
Common names
Atlantic Horseshoe Crabs in English
Atlantik Atnalı Kıskaçlısı in Turkish
Cangrejo cacerola atlántico in Spanish
Horseshoe crab in English
Limulo in Italian
Pfeilschwanzkrebse in German
Schwertschwänze in German
Skrzypłocz in Polish
horseshoe crabs in English
แมงดาแอตแลนติก in Thai
美洲鱟屬 in Chinese
대서양투구게속 in Korean
Atlantic Horseshoe Crabs in language.

Bibliographic References

  1. Entom.
  2. Hansson, H. (2004). North East Atlantic Taxa (NEAT): Nematoda. Internet pdf Ed. Aug 1998.
  3. Hansson, H. (2004). North East Atlantic Taxa (NEAT): Nematoda. Internet pdf Ed. Aug 1998.
  4. International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature. Opinion 320 Validation, under the Plenary Powers, of the generic name Limulus M?ller (O. F.), 1785 (class Merostomata) and confirmation of the entry of that name on the Official List of Generic Names in Zoology (validation of an error in Opinion 104).Opinions and declarations rendered by the International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature 9(10), 147-170 (1955)
  5. Lamsdell, J. C. (2020). The phylogeny and systematics of Xiphosura. <em>PeerJ.</em> 8: e10431. 10.7717/peerj.10431
  6. Lamsdell, J. C. (2020). The phylogeny and systematics of Xiphosura. <em>PeerJ.</em> 8: e10431. 10.7717/peerj.10431
  7. Lamsdell, James C., 2015: Horseshoe crab phylogeny and independent colonizations of fresh water: ecological invasion as a driver for morphological innovation. Palaeontology, vol. 59, no. 2. 181-194.
  8. Neave, S. A. and successors. (1939-2004). Nomenclator Zoologicus, vols. 1-10 online. [developed by uBio, hosted online at MBLWHOI Library]. Previously at http://ubio.org/NomenclatorZoologicus/ (URL no longer current).
  9. Neave, S. A. and successors. (1939-2004). Nomenclator Zoologicus, vols. 1-10 online. [developed by uBio, hosted online at MBLWHOI Library]. Previously at http://ubio.org/NomenclatorZoologicus/ (URL no longer current).
  10. Nellbring (2010) Främmande arter i Dyntaxa. Excel-fil via mejl 2010-08-27. Främmande Dyntaxa2.xls
  11. Obst, Matthias, Søren Faurby, Somchai Bussarawit, and Peter Funch, 2011: Molecular phylogeny of extant horseshoe crabs (Xiphosura, Limulidae) indicates Paleogene diversification of Asian species. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, vol. 62, no. 1. 21-26.
  12. SN2000/Brusca & Brusca, 1990
  13. Sepkoski, J. J., Jr. (2002). A compendium of fossil marine animal genera. <em>Bulletins of American Paleontology.</em> 363: 1-560.
  14. Sepkoski, J. J., Jr. (2002). A compendium of fossil marine animal genera. <em>Bulletins of American Paleontology.</em> 363: 1-560.
  15. WoRMS (Mar 2013)
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