Tachypleus

<i>Tachypleus</i>

Tachypleus

Genus of horseshoe crab relatives

Tachypleus is a genus of south, southeast and east Asian horseshoe crabs in the family Limulidae.

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Species

There are two extant (living) species:

And two extinct species only known from fossil.[1]

References

  1. [1]
    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. 7 (3): 1525–1556. doi:10.1002/spp2.1352. ISSN 2056-2799. S2CID 233783546.


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