Kingdom Animalia Subphylum Crustacea Order Decapoda Scientific name Cyclograpsus insularum | Phylum Arthropoda Class Malacostraca Infraorder Brachyura Rank Species | |
Similar Cyclograpsus, Hemigrapsus sexdentatus, Varunidae, Hemigrapsus, Grapsidae | ||
The northern smooth shore crab, Cyclograpsus insularum, is a marine crab of the family Varunidae, found around Lord Howe Island, Norfolk Island, the Kermadec Islands and in New Zealand from North Cape to East Cape. Their carapace width is up to 22 millimetres (0.87 in).
References
Northern smooth shore crab Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA