Biology:Porcellana

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Short description: Genus of crustaceans

Porcellana
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Porcellana platycheles
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Decapoda
Suborder: Pleocyemata
Infraorder: Anomura
Family: Porcellanidae
Genus: Porcellana
Lamarck, 1801

Porcellana is a genus of decapod crustaceans in the widespread family Porcellanidae, the porcelain crabs, which superficially resemble true crabs. The genus Porcellana includes the following species:[1]


  • Porcellana africana Chace, 1956
  • Porcellana cancrisocialis Glassell, 1936
  • Porcellana caparti Chace, 1956
  • Porcellana corbicola Haig, 1960
  • Porcellana curvifrons Yang & Sun, 1990
  • Porcellana elegans Chace, 1956
  • Porcellana foresti Chace, 1956
  • Porcellana habei Miyake, 1961
  • Porcellana hancocki Glassell, 1938
  • Porcellana lillyae Lemaitre & Campos, 2000
  • Porcellana paguriconviva Glassell, 1936
  • Porcellana persica Haig, 1966
  • Porcellana platycheles (Pennant, 1777)
  • Porcellana pulchra Stimpson, 1858
  • Porcellana sayana (Leach, 1820)
  • Porcellana sigsbeiana A. Milne-Edwards, 1880


References

Wikidata ☰ Q3908449 entry