Limulus

See also: limulus

Translingual

Limulus polyphemus, 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 (Limulus polyphemus).

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

Derived terms

• †Archeolimulus
• †Casterolimulus
• †Heterolimulus
• †Limulina
• †Limulitella
• †Limulites
• †Mesolimulus
• †Psammolimulus
• †Victalimulus

 

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 Encyclopedia of Life
• Limulus at National Center for Biotechnology Information
• Limulus at Paleobiology Database