To which of the following class Limulus belongs?

Chilopoda

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Arachnida

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Crustacea

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Merostomata

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Solution

The correct option is D Merostomata
Limulus is a genus of the horseshoe crab. These horseshoe crabs belong to the class Merostomata which is an ancient class of animals who evolved in the early Cambrian. Now, they are a very small group with 4 species in 3 genera.
Therefore, the correct answer is option D.

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