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Tachypleus tridentatus

Xiphosura - Xiphosurida - Limulidae

Taxonomy
Limulus tridentatus was named by Leach (1819). It is extant.

It was recombined as Tachypleus tridentatus by Dunlop et al. (2012).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1819Limulus tridentatus Leach
1838Limulus longispina van der Hoeven p. 32
2012Tachypleus tridentatus Dunlop et al. p. 220

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaGravenhorst 1843
Deuteropoda
subphylumChelicerataHeymons 1901
EuchelicerataWeygoldt and Paulus 1979
RankNameAuthor
Prosomapoda
classXiphosura()
orderXiphosuridaLatreille 1802
suborderLimulinaRichter and Richter 1929
superfamilyLimuloidea(Leach 1819)
familyLimulidaeLeach 1819
subfamilyTachypleinaePocock 1902
genusTachypleusLeach 1819
speciestridentatus(Leach 1819)

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

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Invalid names: Limulus longispina van der Hoeven 1838 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: nektobenthicc
Diet: carnivorec
Vision: limitedo
Created: 2010-02-05 01:13:59
Modified: 2010-02-22 02:35:37
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Bambach et al. 2007, Jell and Adrain 2002
Collections
No collection or age range data are available