Petrolisthes
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Petrolisthes is a genus
of marine
porcelain crab
s, containing the following extant species:
Genus
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of marine
Marine (ocean)
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porcelain crab
Porcelain crab
Porcelain crabs are decapod crustaceans in the widespread family Porcellanidae, which superficially resemble true crabs. They are typically less than wide, and have flattened bodies as an adaptation for living in rock crevices...
s, containing the following extant species:
- Petrolisthes aegyptiacus Werding & Hiller, 2007
- Petrolisthes agassizii Faxon, 1893
- Petrolisthes amoenus (Guérin-Méneville, 1855)
- Petrolisthes armatus (Gibbes, 1850)
- Petrolisthes artifrons Haig, 1960
- Petrolisthes bifidus Werding & Hiller, 2004
- Petrolisthes bispinosus Borradaile, 1900
- Petrolisthes bolivarensis Werding & Kraus, 2003
- Petrolisthes borradailei Kropp, 1984
- Petrolisthes boscii (Audouin, 1826)
- Petrolisthes brachycarpus Sivertsen, 1933
- Petrolisthes cabrilloi Glassell, 1945
- Petrolisthes caribensis Werding, 1983
- Petrolisthes carinipes (Heller, 1861)
- Petrolisthes celebesensis Haig, 1981
- Petrolisthes cinctipes (J. W. Randall, 1840)
- Petrolisthes coccineus (Owen, 1839)
- Petrolisthes cocoensis Haig, 1960
- Petrolisthes columbiensis Werding, 1983
- Petrolisthes crenulatus Lockington, 1878
- Petrolisthes decacanthus Ortmann, 1897
- Petrolisthes desmarestii (Guérin, 1835)
- Petrolisthes dissimulatus Gore, 1983
- Petrolisthes donadio Hiller & Werding, 2007
- Petrolisthes donanensis Osawa, 1997
- Petrolisthes edwardsii (de Saussure, 1853)
- Petrolisthes eldredgei Haig & Kropp, 1987
- Petrolisthes elegans Haig, 1981
- Petrolisthes elongatusNew Zealand half crabThe New Zealand half crab, Petrolisthes elongatus, is a species of porcelain crab found around New Zealand, and the east coast of Tasmania. Its carapace width is up to 18 mm.-References:* *...
(H. Milne-Edwards, 1837) - Petrolisthes eriomerusPetrolisthes eriomerusPetrolisthes eriomerus is a species of marine porcelain crab found in the eastern Pacific Ocean. It is commonly known as the flattop crab. It is a flattened, rounded animal, with a carapace up to across...
Stimpson, 1871 - Petrolisthes extremus Kropp & Haig, 1994
- Petrolisthes fimbriatus Borradaile, 1898
- Petrolisthes galapagensis Haig, 1960
- Petrolisthes galathinus (Bosc, 1802)
- Petrolisthes gertrudae Werding, 1996
- Petrolisthes glasselli Haig, 1957
- Petrolisthes gracilis Stimpson, 1859
- Petrolisthes granulosus (Guérin, 1835)
- Petrolisthes haigae Chace, 1962
- Petrolisthes haplodactylus Haig, 1988
- Petrolisthes hastatus Stimpson, 1858
- Petrolisthes haswelli Miers, 1884
- Petrolisthes heterochrous Kropp, 1986
- Petrolisthes hians Nobili, 1901
- Petrolisthes hirtipes Lockington, 1878
- Petrolisthes hirtispinosus Lockington, 1878
- Petrolisthes hispaniolensis Werding & Hiller, 2005
- Petrolisthes holotrichus Nobili, 1901
- Petrolisthes japonicus (De Haan, 1849
- Petrolisthes jugosus Streets, 1872
- Petrolisthes kranjiensis Johnson, 1970
- Petrolisthes laevigatusPetrolisthes laevigatusPetrolisthes laevigatus is a species of porcelain crab found in Chile and Peru. Its carapace width is up to 2.5 cm. P. laevigatus lives under rocks in the middle and lower intertidal area. It feeds by filtering zooplankton....
(Guérin, 1835) - Petrolisthes lamarckii (Leach, 1820)
- Petrolisthes leptocheles (Heller, 1861)
- Petrolisthes lewisi (Glassell, 1936)
- Petrolisthes limicola Haig, 1988
- Petrolisthes lindae Gore & Abele, 1974
- Petrolisthes magdalenensis Werding, 1978
- Petrolisthes manimaculis Glassell, 1945
- Petrolisthes marginatus Stimpson, 1859
- Petrolisthes masakii Miyake, 1943
- Petrolisthes melini Miyake & Nakasone, 1966
- Petrolisthes mesodactylon Kropp, 1984
- Petrolisthes militaris (Heller, 1862)
- Petrolisthes miyakei Kropp, 1984
- Petrolisthes moluccensis (De Man, 1888)
- Petrolisthes monodi Chace, 1956
- Petrolisthes nanshensis Yang, 1996
- Petrolisthes nigrunguiculatus Glassell, 1936
- Petrolisthes nobilii Haig, 1960
- Petrolisthes novaezelandiae Filhol, 1885
- Petrolisthes obtusifrons Miyake, 1937
- Petrolisthes ornatus Paul’son, 1875
- Petrolisthes ortmanni Nobili, 1901
- Petrolisthes perdecorus Haig, 1981
- Petrolisthes platymerus Haig, 1960
- Petrolisthes politus (Gray, 1831)
- Petrolisthes polymitus Glassell, 1937
- Petrolisthes pubescens Stimpson, 1858
- Petrolisthes quadratus Benedict, 1901
- Petrolisthes rathbunae Schmitt, 1921
- Petrolisthes robsonae Glassell, 1945
- Petrolisthes rosariensis Werding, 1982
- Petrolisthes rufescens (Heller, 1861)
- Petrolisthes sanfelipensis Glassell, 1936
- Petrolisthes sanmartini Werding & Hiller, 2002
- Petrolisthes scabriculus (Dana, 1852)
- Petrolisthes schmitti Glassell, 1936
- Petrolisthes squamanus Osawa, 1996
- Petrolisthes teres Melin, 1939
- Petrolisthes tiburonensis Glassell, 1936
- Petrolisthes tomentosus (Dana, 1852)
- Petrolisthes tonsorius Haig, 1960
- Petrolisthes tridentatus Stimpson, 1859
- Petrolisthes trilobatus Osawa, 1996
- Petrolisthes tuberculatus (Guérin, 1835)
- Petrolisthes tuberculosus (H. Milne-Edwards, 1837)
- Petrolisthes unilobatus Henderson, 1888
- Petrolisthes violaceus (Guérin, 1831)
- Petrolisthes virgatus Paul’son, 1875
- Petrolisthes zacae Haig, 1968