Limulus polyphemus Linneaus 1758 (horseshoe crab)

Xiphosura - Xiphosurida - Limulidae

Alternative combination: Monoculus polyphemus

Belongs to Limulus according to R. D. C. Bicknell et al. 2021

See also Dunlop et al. 2012, Lamsdell 2020 and Størmer 1955

Sister taxa: Limulus coffini, Limulus oculatus

Ecology: nektobenthic carnivore

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Limulus polyphemus in the database

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