Ashtoret
Encyclopedia
Ashtoret is a genus of crab
s in the family Matutidae
, containing the following species:
In addition, a single, unnamed, fossil
species is known from the Miocene
of Japan
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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 Matutidae
Matutidae
Matutidae is a family of crabs, sometimes called moon crabs, adapted for swimming or digging. They differ from the swimming crabs of the family Portunidae in that all five pairs of legs are flattened, rather than just the last pair, as in Portunidae...
, containing the following species:
- Ashtoret granulosa (Miers, 1877)
- Ashtoret lunaris (Forskål, 1775)
- Ashtoret maculata (Miers, 1877)
- Ashtoret miersii (Henderson, 1887)
- Ashtoret obtusifrons (Miers, 1877)
- Ashtoret picta (Hess, 1865)
- Ashtoret sangiannulata Galil & Clark, 1994
- Ashtoret shengmuae Galil & Clark, 1994
In addition, a single, unnamed, fossil
Fossil
Fossils are the preserved remains or traces of animals , plants, and other organisms from the remote past...
species is known from the Miocene
Miocene
The Miocene is a geological epoch of the Neogene Period and extends from about . The Miocene was named by Sir Charles Lyell. Its name comes from the Greek words and and means "less recent" because it has 18% fewer modern sea invertebrates than the Pliocene. The Miocene follows the Oligocene...
of Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
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