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Horseshoe Crabs

Limulidae

Scientific Names

Preferred Names

Limulidae
Family recognized by EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from EOL Dynamic Hierarchy Trunk
Limulidae
Family recognized by wikipedia 中文维基百科, wikipedia 日本語, wikipedia русскую Википедию, wikipedia NL, wikipedia POL, wikipedia VI, wikipedia CZ, wikipedia FI, wikipedia CA, wikipedia SV, EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1, EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1, wikipedia ID, wikipedia hr Croatian, wikipedia DA, wikipedia LA, wikipedia LA, wikipedia MS, wikipedia SK, NCBI, wikipedia EO, Biopix Nature Photos, wikipedia emerging languages, wikipedia gl Galician, GBIF classification, NCBI GGBN GBIF BHL BOLDS data coverage, wikidata_hierarchy tar gz, wikipedia DE, wikipedia ES, wikipedia IT, wikipedia PT, wikipedia FR, wikipedia 한국어 위키백과, wikipedia EN, Wikidata Common Names, Wikipedia (inferred records), Wikimedia Commons, Barcode of Life Data Systems, Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Hierarchy, Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2 - Test, Global Biotic Interactions, and Global Biotic Interactions
Limulidae
Recognized by China Species List, Germany Species List, Malaysia Species List, Singapore Species List, Thailand Species List, Japan Species List, English Vernaculars for Landmark Taxa, Indonesia Species List, Mexico Species List, Bay of Bengal Species List, Gulf of Mexico Species List, Gulf of Thailand Species List, Indian Ocean Species List, Malacca Strait Species List, North Atlantic Species List, Seto Inland Sea Species List, Singapore Strait Species List, South China Sea Species List, Furui 2020, OBIS environmental data records, and United States Species List
Limulidae Leach 1819
Family recognized by Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023 and World Register of Marine Species

Alternative Names

? danae Meek & Worthen, 1865
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Limulidae
Harvest ancestor according to Arkive, EOL authors, FAO Fishery Statistics, Animal Diversity Web, Conabio, GBIF national node type records UK, GBIF national node type records Sweden, GBIF national node type records Germany, IUCN, iDigBio type specimen records, Paleobiology Database, Animal Diversity Web Traits and images, iNaturalist, NMNH Collection, TreatmentBank, Global Biotic Interactions, Global Biotic Interactions, and Global Biotic Interactions
Mesolimulus Størmer 1952
Doubtful according to GBIF classification

Common Names

English

Horseshoe crab family
prefer
Recognized by admin
horseshoe crabs preferred
Recognized by English Vernaculars for Landmark Taxa
Horseshoe crab
prefer
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names (prefers this name)

Arabic

سرطان حدوة الحصان preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Bengali

লিমুলাস preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Catalan; Valencian

limúlids preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Chinese

鱟 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Croatian

Rak bodljaš preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Danish

Dolkhale preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Dutch; Flemish

Degenkrabben preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Esperanto

Hufumkraboj preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Estonian

Odasaba preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Galician

Limúlidos preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Georgian

მახვილკუდანი preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

German

Pfeilschwanzkrebse preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Hebrew

סרטני פרסה preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Hindi

घोदे की नाल केकदा preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Hungarian

tőrfarkú rákfélék preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Indonesian

Belangkas preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Italian

Limulidi preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Japanese

カブトガニ科 preferred
Recognized by Furui 2020, World Register of Marine Species, and admin
カブトガニ preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Javanese

Belangkas preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Kannada

ಹಾರ್ಷೋ ಕ್ರಾಬ್ preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Kazakh

Семсер құйрық preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Malay

Belangkas preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Min Dong

Háu preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Navajo; Navaho

Táłtłʼááh séigoʼ bitsʼaʼígíí preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Persian

خرچنگ نعلی preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Polish

Ostrogony preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Quechua

K'umpu apanqura preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Sanskrit

हारिस कर्क preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Slovak

Hrotnáčovité preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Spanish; Castilian

Cangrejos herradura preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Swedish

Dolksvansar preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Tagalog

Limulido preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Tamil

குதிரைலாட நண்டு preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Thai

แมงดาทะเล preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Turkish

Nal yengeci preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Unspecified

ဂွိုင် preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Vietnamese

Họ Sam preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Wu

馬蹄蟹 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Arz

سرطان حدوة الحصان preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Azb

لیمولیده preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Lzh

鱟 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Yue

馬蹄蟹 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Zh Cn

鲎科 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Zh Tw

鱟 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
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Curated hierarchies for Limulidae

EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022

Life
Cellular Organisms
Eukaryota
Opisthokonta
Metazoa
Bilateria
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
Arthropoda
Chelicerata
Merostomata
Xiphosurida
Limulina
Limulidae (this page)
Carcinoscorpius
Limulus
Tachypleus
Austrolimulidae
Rolfeiidae

Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023

Biota
Animalia
Arthropoda
Merostomata
Xiphosurida R. & E. Richter 1924
Limulidae Leach 1819 (this page)
Limulinae Leach 1819
Tachypleinae Pocock 1902
Drabovaspis Chlupáč 1963

Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2 - Test

Life
Cellular Organisms
Eukaryota
Opisthokonta
Metazoa
Bilateria
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
Arthropoda
Chelicerata
Merostomata
Xiphosurida
Limulina
Limulidae (this page)
Carcinoscorpius
Limulus
Tachypleus
Austrolimulidae
Rolfeiidae

EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1

Life
Cellular Organisms
Eukaryota
Opisthokonta
Metazoa
Bilateria
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
Panarthropoda
Arthropoda
Chelicerata
Merostomata
Xiphosurida
Limulina
Limulidae (this page)
Carcinoscorpius
Limulus
Tachypleus
Austrolimulidae
Rolfeiidae

GBIF classification

Animalia
Arthropoda
Merostomata
Xiphosurida
Limulidae (this page)
Belinurus König 1825
Carcinoscorpius Pocock 1902
Crenatolimulus Feldmann, Schweitzer, Dattilo & Farlow 2011
Euproops Meek 1867
Limulus Müller 1785
Psammolimulus Lange 1922
Tachypleus Leach 1819
Victalimulus Riek & Gill 1971
Weinbergina Richter & Richter 1929
Bellinuridae
Casterolimulus Holland, Erickson & O'Brien 1975
Euproopidae
Limulites Schimper et al. 1850
Paleolimulidae

Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Hierarchy

Animalia
Bilateria
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
Arthropoda
Chelicerata
Euchelicerata
Xiphosura
Xiphosurida
Limulina
Limulidae (this page)
Carcinoscorpius Pocock 1902
Limulus Müller 1785
Tachypleus Leach 1819

IUCN

Animalia
Arthropoda
Merostomata
Xiphosura
Limulidae (this page)
Carcinoscorpius rotundicauda (Latreille 1802)
Limulus polyphemus (Linnaeus 1758)
Tachypleus gigas (Müller 1785)
Tachypleus tridentatus (Leach 1819)

NCBI

root
cellular organisms
Eukaryota
Opisthokonta
Metazoa
Eumetazoa
Bilateria
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
Panarthropoda
Arthropoda
Chelicerata
Merostomata
Xiphosura
Limulidae (this page)
Carcinoscorpius
Limulus
Tachypleus

wikidata_hierarchy tar gz

Biota
Eukaryota
Unikonta
Opisthokonta
Holozoa
Filozoa
Apoikozoa
Animalia
Eumetazoa
Bilateria
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
Arthropoda
Chelicerata
Merostomata
Xiphosura
Limulidae (this page)
Carcinoscorpius
Casterolimulus
Limulus
Tachypleus
Victalimulus
Archeolimulidae
Belinuridae
Elleriidae
Kiaeriidae
Mesolumilidae
Palaeolimulidae
Pseudoniscidae
Synziphosurida
Weinberginidae
Xiphosurida

World Register of Marine Species

Animalia
Arthropoda
Merostomata
Xiphosurida
Limulidae Leach 1819 (this page)
Limulidae
Xiphosurida incertae sedis
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