Horseshoe Crab
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Invertebrates

Horseshoe Crab

Tachypleus gigas (O.F.Müller, 1785)

DD Data Deficient
🏛️ Registered in 2 zoos across 2 countries

The Horseshoe Crab (Tachypleus gigas (O.F.Müller, 1785)) is an invertebrate in the family Limulidae. This species is classified as Data Deficient by the IUCN. The ZooTrack community has registered Horseshoe Crab in 2 zoos across 2 countries, and the list is still growing. So far we've tracked this one at 2 zoos. More will likely follow.

Taxonomy

Class Merostomata
Order Xiphosurida
Family Limulidae
Genus Tachypleus

Found in 2 zoos

Horseshoe Crab has been registered in these zoos by the ZooTrack community.

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Last updated: 2026-10-28
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