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Latreilliidae

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Infraorder
  
Brachyura

Scientific name
  
Latreilliidae

Higher classification
  
Homoloidea

Order
  
Decapoda

Subphylum
  
Crustacea

Superfamily
  
Homoloidea

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Rank
  
Family

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Similar
  
Crab, Decapoda, Crustacean, Homolidae, Homoloidea

Latreilliidae is a small family of crabs. They are relatively small, long-legged crabs found on soft bottoms at depths of up 700 metres (2,300 ft) in mostly tropical and subtemperate waters around the world. The family and its type genus are named after Pierre AndrĂ© Latreille. It comprises seven extant species:

Eplumula Williams, 1982
  • Eplumula australiensis (Henderson, 1888)
  • Eplumula phalangium (De Haan, 1839)
  • Latreillia Roux, 1830
  • Latreillia elegans Roux, 1830
  • Latreillia metanesa Williams, 1982
  • Latreillia pennifera Alcock, 1900
  • Latreillia valida De Haan, 1839
  • Latreillia williamsi Melo, 1990
  • References

    Latreilliidae Wikipedia