order
Xiphosurida
Xiphosurida is an order in the class Merostomata. This database currently files 13 species under it, 2 of them threatened.
- Species filed
- 13
- Threatened
- 2
- Countries recorded
- 0
- With a free photo
- 23%
- Weight range
- Not recorded
What is in Xiphosurida?
9 families filed directly under this order.
Limulidae
atlantic horseshoe crab, mangrove horseshoe crab, horseshoe crab, horseshoe crab …
8 speciesAustrolimulidae
Polonolimulus zaleziankensis, Tasmaniolimulus patersoni
2 speciesDrabovaspis
1 speciesPaleolimulidae
1 speciesSloveniolimulus
1 speciesBelinuridae
0 speciesBellinuroopsis
0 speciesRolfeiidae
0 speciesValloisella
0 species
Best-known members of Xiphosurida
Ranked by popularity score.
Atlantic horseshoe crab
Limulus polyphemus
Mangrove horseshoe crab
Carcinoscorpius rotundicauda
Horseshoe crab
Tachypleus tridentatus
Horseshoe crab
Tachypleus gigas
How threatened is Xiphosurida?
3 of 13 species filed here have an IUCN category on record.
| IUCN category | Species | Share of assessed |
|---|---|---|
| ENEndangered | 1 | 33% |
| VUVulnerable | 1 | 33% |
| DDData Deficient | 1 | 33% |
All species in Xiphosurida
| Common name | Scientific name | Family | Status | Weight | Countries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlantic horseshoe crab | Limulus polyphemus | Limulidae | Vulnerable | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Mangrove horseshoe crab | Carcinoscorpius rotundicauda | Limulidae | Data Deficient | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Horseshoe crab | Tachypleus tridentatus | Limulidae | Endangered | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Horseshoe crab | Tachypleus gigas | Limulidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Casterolimulus kletti | Limulidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Drabovaspis complexa | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Limulus darwini | Limulidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Mesolimulus walchii | Limulidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Paleolimulus mazonensis | Paleolimulidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Polonolimulus zaleziankensis | Austrolimulidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Sloveniolimulus rudkini | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Tasmaniolimulus patersoni | Austrolimulidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Volanalimulus madagascarensis | Limulidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |