Heteronida clivicola

Heteronida clivicola
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Crustacea
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Decapoda
Infraorder: Anomura
Family: Munididae
Genus: Heteronida
Species: Heteronida clivicola
Macpherson & Baba, 2006

Heteronida clivicola is a species of squat lobster in the family Munididae.[1] The name refers to the Roman goddess Clivicola. The males usually measure between 2.9 and 3.9 millimetres (0.11 and 0.15 in). It is found off of French Polynesia, at depths between about 325 and 700 metres (1,066 and 2,297 ft).[2]

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