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Carcinoscorpius rotundicauda - Philippines - (20349)
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Name:
Carcinoscorpius rotundicauda
Common name:
mangrove horseshoe crab, round-tailed horseshoe crab
Synonym:
Limulus rotundicauda, (Latreille, 1817)
Family / Genus / Species / Binom / Author:
Limulidae → Carcinoscorpius → rotundicauda → Carcinoscorpius rotundicauda → Latreille, 1802
Protection status:
Location:
Cebu / Philippines
Size of the specimen:
Length: 24,5 cm
Width: 11,6 cm
Height: 4,5 cm
Weight:
43 Gram
Horseshoe crabs, which are more closely related to spiders than crabs, live in shallow coastal waters at depths of up to 40 metres. They can grow to be up to 60 centimetres long and eat mainly mussels, snails and worms, but smaller squid are also on their menu. There are four species from three different genera worldwide. They form the only recent family within the order of swordtails and are considered living fossils; evidence of members of this family dates back to the Silurian period, around 440 million years ago.
Please note:
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Pictures:
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This item is not subject to any protected status according to:
Washington Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species
EU Regulation 750/2013
Habitats Directive EU 2013/17
Birds Directive 2009/147
Amendment of the Federal Species Conservation Ordinance
Federal Nature Conservation Act
HIERARCHY | OBJECT 1 |
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Kingdom | Animalia |
Phylum | Arthropoda |
Class | Merostomata |
Order | Xiphosura |
Family | Limulidae |
Subfamily | Tachypleinae |
Genus | Carcinoscorpius |
Species | rotundicauda |
Binom | Carcinoscorpius rotundicauda |
Author | Latreille, 1802 |
Synonym | Limulus rotundicauda, (Latreille, 1817) |
Research on other websites (External linking):
Species protection
www.wisia.de 🔗 - Taxonomic search on the website "Wissenschaftliches Informationssystem zum Internationalen Artenschutz"
Taxonomy
www.sealifebase.ca 🔗 - Taxonomic search for marine species on the website "SeaLifeBase"
www.marinespecies.org 🔗 - Taxonomic search for marine species on the website "World Register of Marine Species"
www.catalogueoflife.org 🔗 - Taxonomic search for Carcinoscorpius rotundicauda on the website "Catalogue of Life"
www.wikipedia.de 🔗 - Taxonomic search for Carcinoscorpius rotundicauda on the website "Wikipedia"
This product was added to our catalog on Wednesday, September 25, 2024.