Heterozius
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Subfamily: | Heteroziinae Števčić, 2005
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Genus: | Heterozius A. Milne-Edwards, 1867
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Species: | H. rotundifrons
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Heterozius rotundifrons A. Milne-Edwards, 1867
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Heterozius rotundifrons, or big hand crab, is a species of crab of the family Belliidae, endemic to New Zealand. The carapace width is up to 25 millimetres (1 in).
References
- Miller M & Batt G, Reef and Beach Life of New Zealand, William Collins (New Zealand) Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1973