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Limulus polyphemus
Taxonomy
Monoculus polyphemus was named by Linneaus (1758). It is extant. It is the type species of Limulus.
It was recombined as Limulus polyphemus by Størmer (1955), Dunlop et al. (2012), Lamsdell (2020) and Bicknell et al. (2021).
It was recombined as Limulus polyphemus by Størmer (1955), Dunlop et al. (2012), Lamsdell (2020) and Bicknell et al. (2021).
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1758 | Monoculus polyphemus Linneaus |
| 1955 | Limulus polyphemus Størmer p. 23 |
| 2012 | Limulus polyphemus Dunlop et al. p. 216 |
| 2020 | Limulus polyphemus Lamsdell p. 25 |
| 2021 | Limulus polyphemus Bicknell et al. p. 1539 figs. 12, 13 |
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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.
Limulus polyphemus Linneaus 1758
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
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| References: Jell and Adrain 2002, Bambach et al. 2007 | |||||
Collections
No collection or age range data are available