Calappula
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Calappula saussurei is a species of crab
in the family Calappidae
, the only species in the genus Calappula.
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...
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...
, the only species in the genus Calappula.