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Parthenopidae

Poupin, Joseph;Corbari, Laure;Pérez, Thierry;Chevaldonné, Pierre

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Parthenopidae

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Parthenopidae is a family of crabs, placed in its own superfamily, Parthenopoidea. It comprises nearly 40 genera, divided into two subfamilies, with three genera incertae sedis:

Species

calthrop crabs

FAMILY

  1. KingdomAnimalia
  2. PhylumArthropoda
  3. ClassMalacostraca
  4. OrderDecapoda
  5. FamilyParthenopidae
Habitatmarine
Observations recorded18,086

via GBIF

Museum specimens

Specimen records
1,260
With media
195
Family
Parthenopidae
Collections
LACM, UF, UCMP, CAS, USNM
Recorded in
United States, Philippines, French Polynesia, Ecuador, Panama, Japan

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Parthenopidae is a family of crabs, placed in its own superfamily, Parthenopoidea. It comprises nearly 40 genera, divided into two subfamilies, with three genera incertae sedis: Daldorfiinae Ng & Rodríguez, 1986 Daldorfia Rathbun, 1904 Niobafia S. H. Tan & Ng, 2007 Olenorfia S. H. Tan & Ng, 2007 Thyrolambrus Rathbun, 1894 Parthenopinae MacLeay, 1838 † Acantholambrus Blow & Manning, 1996 Agolambrus S. H. Tan & Ng, 2007 Aulacolambrus Paul'son, 1875 † Bittnerilia De Angeli & Garassino, 2003 Celatopesia Chiong & Ng, 1998 Certolambrus S. H. Tan & Ng, 2003 Costalambrus S. H. Tan & Ng, 2007 Cryptopodia H. Milne-Edwards, 1834 Derilambrus S. H. Tan & Ng, 2007 Distolambrus S. H. Tan & Ng, 2007 Enoplolambrus A. Milne-Edwards, 1878 Furtipodia S. H. Tan & Ng, 2003 Garthambrus Ng, 1996 Heterocrypta Stimpson, 1871 Hispidolambrus McLay & S. H. Tan, 2009 Hypolambrus S. H. Tan & Ng, 2007 Lambrachaeus Alcock, 1895 Latulambrus S. H. Tan & Ng, 2007 Leiolambrus A. Milne-Edwards, 1878 Mesorhoea Stimpson, 1871 Mimilambrus Williams, 1979 Neikolambrus S. H. Tan & Ng, 2003 Nodolambrus S. H. Tan & Ng, 2007 Ochtholambrus S. H. Tan & Ng, 2007 Parthenope Weber, 1795 Parthenopoides Miers, 1879 Patulambrus S. H. Tan & Ng, 2007 Piloslambrus S. H. Tan & Ng, 2007 Platylambrus Stimpson, 1871 Pseudolambrus Paul’son, 1875 Rhinolambrus A. Milne-Edwards, 1878 Solenolambrus Stimpson, 1871 Spinolambrus S. H. Tan & Ng, 2007 Tutankhamen Rathbun, 1925 Velolambrus S. H. Tan & Ng, 2007 Zarenkolambrus McLay & S. H. Tan, 2009 incertae sedis † Branchiolambrus Rathbun, 1908 Lambrus Leach, 1815 † Mesolambrus Müller & Collins, 1991

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