Limulus Temporal range: Triassic to present |
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Modern L. polyphemus compared to the very similar Jurassic L. darwini | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
Class: | Xiphosura |
Order: | Xiphosurida |
Family: | Limulidae |
Genus: |
Limulus O. F. Müller, 1785 |
Type species | |
Limulus polyphemus (Linnaeus, 1758) |
Limulus is a genus of horseshoe crab, with one extant species, the Atlantic horseshoe crab (Limulus polyphemus). Many fossil species are known, many of which have since been assigned to other genera.
Currently valid species include:
Tentative species: