Acanthocarpus (crab)
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Acanthocarpus is a genus of crab
s in the family Calappidae
, containing the following species:
Crab
True crabs are decapod crustaceans of the infraorder Brachyura, which typically have a very short projecting "tail" , or where the reduced abdomen is entirely hidden under the thorax...
s in the family Calappidae
Calappidae
Calappidae is a family of crabs containing 16 genera, of which 7 are only known as fossils:*Acanthocarpus Stimpson, 1871*Calappa Weber, 1795*† Calappella Rathbun, 1919*† Calappilia A. Milne-Edwards, 1873*Calappula Galil, 1997...
, containing the following species:
- Acanthocarpus africanus Capart, 1951
- Acanthocarpus alexandri Stimpson, 1871
- Acanthocarpus bispinosus A. Milne-Edwards, 1880
- Acanthocarpus brevispinis Monod, 1946
- Acanthocarpus delsolari Garth, 1973
- Acanthocarpus meridionalis Mané-Garzon, 1980