what is the horseshoe crabs family named
The Limulidae are the only recent family of the order Xiphosura, and contain all four living species of horseshoe crabs: 1  Carcinoscorpius rotundicauda, the mangrove horseshoe crab, found in Southeast Asia. 2  Limulus polyphemus, the Atlantic horseshoe crab, found along the American Atlantic coast and in the Gulf of Mexico.