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Tachypleus Temporal range: 145–0 Ma Late Jurassic to Present |
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| Tachypleus tridentatus | |
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| 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.