Carpilius maculatus
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| Carpilius maculatus | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Crustacea |
| Class: | Malacostraca |
| Order: | Decapoda |
| Infraorder: | Brachyura |
| Family: | Carpiliidae |
| Genus: | Carpilius |
| Species: | C. maculatus |
| Binomial name | |
| Carpilius maculatus (Linnaeus, 1758) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Cancer maculatus Linnaeus, 1758 | |
Carpilius maculatus common names seven-eleven crab,[1] spotted reef crab,[2][3][4] dark-finger coral crab, and large spotted crab,[5] is a species of crab in the family Carpiliidae.[6]
Description
This species grows to approximately 18 cm.[2]
References
- ↑ "Marine Species Identification Portal : Seven-eleven crab - Carpilius maculatus". Species-identification.org. Retrieved 2012-06-21.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Carpilius maculatus, spotted reef crab". Sealifebase.org. Retrieved 2012-06-21.
- ↑ "Spotted reef crabs (Carpilius maculatus) on the Shores of Singapore". Wildsingapore.com. 2008-01-31. Retrieved 2012-06-21.
- ↑ "ITIS Standard Report Page: Carpilius maculatus". Itis.gov. Retrieved 2012-06-21.
- ↑ http://books.google.com.hk/books?id=0c2p5FK1wdAC Tropical Island Recovery, Michael J. Samways
- ↑ Peter Davie (2012). "Carpilius maculatus". World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved May 27, 2012.
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