Limulus Müller, 1785

Dataset

GBIF Backbone Taxonomy

Rank

GENUS

Published in

Müller, Otto F. 1785. Entomostraca seu Insecta Testacea, quae in aquis Daniæ et Norvegiæ. J.G. Mülleriani, Lipsiae et Havniae.: 1-135; Pls. 1-21.

Classification

kingdom

Animalia

phylum

Arthropoda

class

Merostomata

order

Xiphosurida

family

Limulidae

genus

Limulus

Name

Synonyms

Limula Rafinesque, 1815

Xiphosura Gronovius, 1764

Homonyms

Limulus Müller, 1785

Bibliographic References

1. CoL2006
2. Entom.
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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. Nomenclator Zoologicus. A list of the names of genera and subgenera in zoology from the tenth edition of Linnaeus, 1758 to the end of 2004. Digitised by uBio from vols. 1-9 of Neave (ed.), 1939-1996 plus supplementary digital-only volume. http://ubio.org/NomenclatorZoologicus (as at 2006).
6. Nomenclator Zoologicus. A list of the names of genera and subgenera in zoology from the tenth edition of Linnaeus, 1758 to the end of 2004. Digitised by uBio from vols. 1-9 of Neave (ed.), 1939-1996 plus supplementary digital-only volume. http://ubio.org/NomenclatorZoologicus (as at 2006).
7. SN2000/Brusca & Brusca, 1990
8. Sepkoski, J. J., Jr. (2002). A compendium of fossil marine animal genera. <em>Bulletins of American Paleontology.</em> 363, 1-560.
9. Sepkoski, J. J., Jr. (2002). A compendium of fossil marine animal genera. <em>Bulletins of American Paleontology.</em> 363, 1-560.
10. WoRMS (Mar 2013)
11. WoRMS (Mar 2013)