Limulus

Limulus; Rentang waktu: Maastrichtian–Present PreЄ Є O S D C P T J K Pg N
	L. polyphemus modern dibandingkan dengan Crenatolimulus darwini dari periode Jura yang mirip
Klasifikasi ilmiah
Kerajaan:	Animalia
Filum:	Arthropoda
Subfilum:	Chelicerata
Kelas:	Merostomata
Ordo:	Xiphosura
Famili:	Limulidae
Genus:	Limulus; O. F. Müller, 1785
Spesies tipe
	Monoculus polyphemus; Linnaeus, 1758
Sinonim
	Xiphosura;

Limulus adalah sebuah genus belangkas dengan satu spesies sintas, yaitu belangkas atlantik (Limulus polyphemus). Satu spesies fosil kini dimasukkan kedalam genus ini, tetapi beberapa spesies lainnay telah dideskripsikan yang kini sudah dipindahkan ke genera lain.

Spesies Limulus yang kini dianggap sah ialah:^[2]

Limulus polyphemus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Limulus coffini† Reeside & Harris, 1952- Serpih Pierre, Amerika Serikat, Kapur Akhir (Maastrichtian)

Spesies meragukan:^[3]

Limulus nathorsti† Jackson, 1906- Jura, Swedia

Spesies sementara:^[3]

"Limulus" decheni† Zinken, 1862- Paleogen, Jerman (dianggap oleh beberapa ahli sebagai wujud peralihan antara Limulus dan Tachypleus)^[3]

Referensi

1 2 Hemming, Francis, ed. (1955). "Opinion 320: Validation, under the Plenary Powers, of the generic name Limulus Müller (O. F.), 1785 (class Merostomata) and confirmation of the entry of that name on the 'Official List of Generic Names in Zoology' (validation of an error in 'Opinion' 104)". Opinions and Declarations Rendered by the International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature. 9 (10): 149–169.
↑ Bicknell, Russell D. C.; Błażejowski, Błażej; Wings, Oliver; Hitij, Tomaž; Botton, Mark L. (2021-03-02). Zhang, Xi-Guang (ed.). "Critical re-evaluation of Limulidae uncovers limited Limulus diversity". Papers in Palaeontology (dalam bahasa Inggris). 7 (3): 1525–1556. Bibcode:2021PPal....7.1525B. doi:10.1002/spp2.1352. ISSN 2056-2799. S2CID 233783546.
1 2 3 Dunlop, J. A., Penney, D. & Jekel, D. 2013. A summary list of fossil spiders and their relatives. In Platnick, N. I. (ed.) The world spider catalog, version 14.0 American Museum of Natural History, online at http://research.amnh.org/entomology/spiders/catalog/index.html

[ICZN-1] 1 2 Hemming, Francis, ed. (1955). "Opinion 320: Validation, under the Plenary Powers, of the generic name Limulus Müller (O. F.), 1785 (class Merostomata) and confirmation of the entry of that name on the 'Official List of Generic Names in Zoology' (validation of an error in 'Opinion' 104)". Opinions and Declarations Rendered by the International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature. 9 (10): 149–169.

[2] Bicknell, Russell D. C.; Błażejowski, Błażej; Wings, Oliver; Hitij, Tomaž; Botton, Mark L. (2021-03-02). Zhang, Xi-Guang (ed.). "Critical re-evaluation of Limulidae uncovers limited Limulus diversity". Papers in Palaeontology (dalam bahasa Inggris). 7 (3): 1525–1556. Bibcode:2021PPal....7.1525B. doi:10.1002/spp2.1352. ISSN 2056-2799. S2CID 233783546.

[fossils-3] 1 2 3 Dunlop, J. A., Penney, D. & Jekel, D. 2013. A summary list of fossil spiders and their relatives. In Platnick, N. I. (ed.) The world spider catalog, version 14.0 American Museum of Natural History, online at http://research.amnh.org/entomology/spiders/catalog/index.html

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