Heterozius
| Heterozius | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Malacostraca |
| Order: | Decapoda |
| Infraorder: | Brachyura |
| Superfamily: | Bellioidea |
| Family: | Belliidae |
| Subfamily: | Heteroziinae Števčić, 2005 |
| Genus: | Heterozius A. Milne-Edwards, 1867 |
| Species: | H. rotundifrons |
| Binomial name | |
| Heterozius rotundifrons A. Milne-Edwards, 1867 | |
Heterozius rotundifrons, or big hand crab, is a species of crab of the family Belliidae, endemic to New Zealand. The carapace width is up to 25 millimetres (1 in).
References
- Miller M & Batt G, Reef and Beach Life of New Zealand, William Collins (New Zealand) Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1973