Calvactaea

Calvactaea tumida is a species of crabs in the family Xanthidae, the only species in the genus Calvactaea.[1]

Calvactaea tumida
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Calvactaea

Ward, 1933
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C. tumida
Binomial name
Calvactaea tumida
Ward, 1933

Found primarily off the coast of New South Wales, Australia, as well as, Sri Lanka, China, Taiwan, and Japan.[2]

References

  1. Peter K. L. Ng, Danièle Guinot & Peter J. F. Davie (2008). "Systema Brachyurorum: Part I. An annotated checklist of extant Brachyuran crabs of the world" (PDF). Raffles Bulletin of Zoology. 17: 1–286. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-06-06.
  2. Marine Species Identification List


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