Heteronida clivicola

Heteronida clivicola is a species of squat lobster in the family Munididae.[1] The name refers to the Roman goddess Clivicola. The males usually measure between 2.9 and 3.9 millimetres (0.11 and 0.15 in). It is found off of French Polynesia, at depths between about 325 and 700 metres (1,066 and 2,297 ft).[2]

Heteronida clivicola
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Decapoda
Suborder: Pleocyemata
Infraorder: Anomura
Family: Munididae
Genus: Heteronida
Species:
H. clivicola
Binomial name
Heteronida clivicola
Macpherson & Baba, 2006

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