Limulus polyphemus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Dataset

GBIF Backbone Taxonomy

Rank

SPECIES

Published in

Limulus polyphemus (Linnaeus, 1758). Accessed at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=150514 on 2020-02-17

Classification

kingdom

Animalia

phylum

Arthropoda

class

Merostomata

order

Xiphosurida

family

Limulidae

genus

Limulus

species

Limulus polyphemus

Name

Synonyms

Limulus albus Bosc, 1802

Limulus americanus Leach, 1819

Limulus cyclops Fabricius, 1793

Limulus occidentalis Lamarck, 1801

Limulus sowerbii Leach, 1815

Monoculus polyphemus Linnaeus, 1758

Xiphosura polyphemus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Homonyms

Limulus polyphemus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Common names

American Horseshoe Crab in English

American horseshoe crab in English

Atlantic Horseshoe Crab in English

Atlantic horseshoe crab in English

Atlantic horseshoe crab in language.

Dolkhale in Danish

Horseshoe Crab in English

horseshoe crab in English

American Horseshoe Crab in English

dolksvans in Swedish

Atlantic Horseshoe Crab in English

Horseshoe Crab in English

horseshoe crab in English

horseshoe crab in English

Bibliographic References

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