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Parthenopidae

Also known as: Calthrop Crabs, Caranguejos-cortadeiros, Elbow Crabs, Ellbogenkrabben, Langarmkrabben, Parthénopes, calthrop crabs, elbow crabs

Classification

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumArthropoda
ClassMalacostraca
OrderDecapoda
FamilyParthenopidae
Published inMacLeay, W. S. (1838). Illustrations of the Annulosa of South Africa. On the brachyurous decapod Crustacea. Brought from the Cape by Dr. Smith. In: Smith, A. (ed.), Illustrations of the Zoology of South Africa; consisting chiefly of Figures and Descriptio
HabitatMARINE
Genera48
Species records held202
Descendant taxa (GBIF)269
GBIF key4550

Genera in Parthenopidae

Source and Attribution

Taxonomic rank data on this page is drawn from the GBIF Backbone Taxonomy, doi.org/10.15468/39omei, GBIF Secretariat, licensed CC BY 4.0. Member-species counts are counts of records held in the Sanctum species index, not a claim of completeness for the family.

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