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Leucosia anatum

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Malacostraca

Family
  
Leucosiidae

Genus
  
Leucosia

Order
  
Decapoda

Subphylum
  
Crustacea

Infraorder
  
Brachyura

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Rank
  
Species

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Similar
  
Leucosia, Leucosiidae, Decapoda, Myra fugax, Arcania undecimspinosa

leucosia anatum pebble crab


Leucosia anatum, also known as the pebble crab, is a species of crab in the family Leucosiidae.

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Description

This species has a strongly convex, elongate carapace. Its outline is somewhat rhomboidal. The front edge of the carapace is slender and obtusely triangular, with a pointed postorbital that points upward at an oblique angle. It has stout ambulatory legs, with each section being cylindrical and fairly smooth.

Distribution

This species is known to occur in the following locations:

  • Madagascar
  • Mauritius
  • Persian Gulf
  • Pakistan
  • Sri Lanka
  • Andaman Islands
  • Mergui Archipelago
  • Japan: multiple locations
  • Korea
  • Taiwan
  • China in the sea around Guangdong
  • Gulf of Tonkin
  • Philippines: south of Manila Bay
  • Indonesia: Ambon (type locality)
  • Australia: multiple location
  • New Caledonia: Ilot Maitre
  • Fiji

    • References

    Leucosia anatum Wikipedia
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