Carpilius
Appearance
Carpilius | |
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Carpilius convexus | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Malacostraca |
Order: | Decapoda |
Suborder: | Pleocyemata |
Infraorder: | Brachyura |
Family: | Carpiliidae |
Genus: | Carpilius Desmarest, 1823 |
Carpilius is a genus of crabs in the family Carpiliidae, containing the following species:[1]
Image | Scientific name | Distribution |
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Carpilius convexus (Forskål, 1775) | Indo-Pacific, from Hawaii to the Red Sea and South Africa |
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Carpilius corallinus (Herbst, 1783) | western Atlantic Ocean from the coast of Florida to Brazil including the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean Sea |
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Carpilius maculatus (Linnaeus, 1758) | from Hawaii to Mozambique and South Africa |
References
- ^ P. Davie (2010). "Carpilius Desmarest, 1823". World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved December 6, 2010.
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