Carpilius

Carpilius is a genus of crabs in the family Carpiliidae, containing the following species:[1]

ImageScientific nameDistribution
Carpilius convexus (Forskål, 1775)Indo-Pacific, from Hawaii to the Red Sea and South Africa
Carpilius corallinus (Herbst, 1783)western Atlantic Ocean from the coast of Florida to Brazil including the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean Sea
Carpilius maculatus (Linnaeus, 1758)from Hawaii to Mozambique and South Africa

Carpilius
Carpilius convexus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Decapoda
Suborder: Pleocyemata
Infraorder: Brachyura
Family: Carpiliidae
Genus: Carpilius
Desmarest, 1823


References

  1. P. Davie (2010). "Carpilius Desmarest, 1823". World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved December 6, 2010.


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