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
- 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 Paleology 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 Paleology Database