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 André Latreille. It comprises seven extant species:
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