Kingdom Animalia Linnaeus, 1758 - animals Phylum Arthropoda Siebold, 1848 - arthropods Subphylum Cheliceriformes Class Chelicerata Heymons, 1901 1 Subclass Merostomata Dana, 1852 - horseshoe crabs see Class Xiphosura Latreille, 1802 2 Subclass Arachnida Lamarck see Class Arachnida Lamarck, 1801