Biology:Carpilius

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Short description: Genus of crabs

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

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

Image Scientific name Distribution
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


References

Wikidata ☰ Q902734 entry