Limulus

See also: limulus

Translingual

, with both the two lateral eyes and the two very small front eyes, small dots near the bottom of the black centerline

Etymology

Latin līmulus (“somewhat askance”).

Proper noun

Limulus m

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Limulidae – the Atlantic horseshoe crab ().

Usage notes

• Many fossil species were assigned here, but almost all are now assigned to other genera. For such genera see "sister taxa" at Limulus at Paleobiology Database.

Hypernyms

• (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Protostomia – infrakingdom; Ecdysozoa – superphylum; Arthropoda – phylum; Chelicerata - subphylum; Merostomata - class; Xiphosura - order; Xiphosurida - suborder; Limulina - infraorder; Limulidae - family

Hyponyms

• (genus): Limulus polyphemus - sole extant species; for the few currently accepted extinct species see Limulus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

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References

• Limulus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Limulus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Limulus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Limulus at World Register of Marine Species
• Limulus at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
• Limulus at National Center for Biotechnology Information
• Limulus at Paleobiology Database