Tachypleus Temporal range: 145–0 Ma Late Jurassic to Present |
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Tachypleus tridentatus | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Merostomata |
Order: | Xiphosura |
Family: | Limulidae |
Genus: | Tachypleus |
Tachypleus is a genus of southeast and east Asian horseshoe crabs in the family Limulidae. This species of horseshoe crab diverged from the older versions approx. 145 mya.