Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthopoda
Subphylum: Cheilcerata
Class: Merostomata
Subclass: Xiphosura
Order: Xiphosurida
Family: Limulidae
Genus: Limulus
Species: Polyphemus
Horseshoe Crabs are Arthropods, that live in shallow oceans with with sandy or muddy bottoms. Horseshoe crabs started to appear in the fossil record during the Ordovician period and has changed little in the 450 MA since.
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