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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.
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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.
  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. Nellbring, S. (2010) Främmande arter i Dyntaxa. Excel-fil via mejl 2010-08-27. Främmande Dyntaxa2.xls
  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. 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).
  8. SN2000/Brusca & Brusca, 1990
  9. Sepkoski, J. J., Jr. (2002). A compendium of fossil marine animal genera. <em>Bulletins of American Paleontology.</em> 363, 1-560.
  10. Sepkoski, J. J., Jr. (2002). A compendium of fossil marine animal genera. <em>Bulletins of American Paleontology.</em> 363, 1-560.
  11. WoRMS (Mar 2013)
  12. WoRMS (Mar 2013)
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