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Family: Leucosiidae purse crabs



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186 species (see list below)
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Acanthilia intermedia
[Granulose purse crab]
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Actaeomorpha alvae
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Actaeomorpha erosa
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Actaeomorpha punctata
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Alox bothros
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Alox chaunos
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Alox ornatum
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Alox patella
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Alox rugosum
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Alox somphos
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Alox tormos
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Ancylodactyla elata
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Ancylodactyla elongata
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Ancylodactyla nana
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Arcania cornuta
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Arcania elongata
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Arcania erinacea
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Arcania gracilis
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Max. Length 4.6 cm CW
 
Arcania heptacantha
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Arcania novemspinosa
[]

Photo by Poppe, Guido and Philippe

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 3.5 cm CW
Arcania septemspinosa (Fabricius, 1787)

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Arcania septemspinosa
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Arcania tuberculata
[]

Photo by Poppe, Guido and Philippe

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 1.5 cm CW
Arcania undecimspinosa De Haan, 1841

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Arcania undecimspinosa
[Three-spined box crab]
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Bellidilia undecimspinosa
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Callidactylus asper
[Spurfinger purse crab]
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Cateios frontalis
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Coleusia signata
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Cryptocnemus kavieng
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Cryptocnemus macrognathus
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Dolos petraeus
[]
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Ebalia abdominalis
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Ebalia ambiguus
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Ebalia cariosa
[Sculptured clutch crab]
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Ebalia clarionensis
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Ebalia cranchii
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Ebalia hancocki
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Ebalia humilis
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Ebalia jordani
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Ebalia nux
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Ebalia sculpta
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Ebalia stimpsonii
[Thinarm clutch crab]
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Ebalia tuberculosa
[]

Photo by Poppe, Guido and Philippe

Northeast Atlantic

Ebalia tuberosa (Pennant, 1777)

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Ebalia tuberosa
[Pennant's nut crab]
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Ebalia tumefacta
[Bryer's nut crab]
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Ebalia webberi
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Ebaliopsis erosa
[]
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Euclosia crosnieri
[]
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Euclosia scitula
[]
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Euclosia unidentata
[]
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Euclosiana concinna
[]
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Euclosiana obtusifrons
[]
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Favus granulatus
[Rubble crab]
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Galilia narusei
[]
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Heterolithadia fallax
[]
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Heteronucia oeschi
[]
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Heteronucia spinifera
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Heteronucia venusta
[]
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Hiplyra elegans
[]
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Hiplyra longimana
[]
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Max. Length 2.0 cm CL
 
Hiplyra platycheir
[]
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Hiplyra sagitta
[]
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Hiplyra variegata
[]
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Ilia nucleus
[Pebble crab]
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Iliacantha liodactylus
[]
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Iliacantha sparsa
[Shouldered purse crab]
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Iliacantha subglobosa
[Longfinger purse crab]
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Ixa acuta
[]
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Ixa cylindrus
[]
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Max. Length 6.2 cm CW
 
Ixa edwardsii
[]
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Ixa megaspis
[]
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Ixa monodi
[Red Sea pebble crab]
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Ixa pulcherrima
[]
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Leucisca rubifera
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Leucosia anatum
[]
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Leucosia brevimana
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Leucosia craniolaris
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Leucosia haswelli
[]
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Leucosia moresbiensis
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Leucosia ocellata
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Leucosia punctata
[]
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Leucosia reticulata
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Leucosia rubripalma
[]
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Leucosia signata
[]
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Lithadia cadaverosa
[Carinate clutch crab]
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Lithadia granulosa
[]
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Lithadia vertiginosa
[]
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Max. Length 2.2 cm CL
 
Lyphira heterograna
[]
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Myra affinis
[]
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Myra australis
[]
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Max. Length 4.4 cm CL
 
Myra celeris
[]
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Myra curtimana
[]
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Myra elegans
[]
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Myra eudactyla
[]
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Myra eudactylus
[]
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Myra fugax
[Fleeting purse crab]
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Myra grandis
[]
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Myra kessleri
[]
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Myra pernix
[]
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Myra subgranulata
[]
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Myra tumidospina
[]
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Myropsis quinquespinosa
[Fivespine purse crab]
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Nucia rosea
[]

Photo by Poppe, Guido and Philippe

Indo-Pacific.

Nucia speciosa Dana, 1852

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Nucia speciosa
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Nursia mimetica
[]
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Nursia minor
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Nursia persica
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Max. Length 2.4 cm CW
 
Nursia plicata
[]
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Nursia rhomboidalis
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Onychomorpha lamelligera
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Oreophorus crosnieri
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Oreophorus fenestratus
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Oreophorus horridus
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Oreophorus reticulatus
[]
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Oreotlos angulatus
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Oreotlos bertrandi
[]
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Oreotlos encymus
[]
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Oreotlos etor
[]
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Oreotlos lagarodes
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Oreotlos octavus
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Oreotlos pala
[]
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Oreotlos pax
[]
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Oreotlos potanus
[]
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Max. Length 1.1 cm CW
 
Paranursia abbreviata
[]
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Parilia pattersoni
[]
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Persephona aquilonaris
[]
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Persephona crinita
[Pink purse crab]
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Max. Length 3.0 cm CW
 
Persephona lichtensteinii
[]

Photo by O'Keefe, Jo

Western Atlantic Ocean.
Max. Length 4.5 cm CW
Persephona mediterranea (Herbst, 1794)

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Persephona mediterranea
[Mottled purse crab]
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Persephona orbicularis
[]
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Max. Length 4.2 cm CW
 
Persephona punctata
[]
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Persephona subovata
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Philyra carinata
[]
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Philyra concinnus
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Philyra globus
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Philyra malefactrix
[Millet crab]
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Philyra orbicularis
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Philyra platycheir
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Philyra sagittifera
[]
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Philyra scabriuscula
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Philyra taekoae
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Praebebalia septemspinosa
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Praosia punctata
[Cheryl crab]
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Pseudophilyra blandfordi
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Pseudophilyra tridentata
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Pseudophilyra woodmasoni
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Pyrhila pisum
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Randallia bulligera
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Randallia curacaoensis
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Randallia eburnea
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Randallia gilberti
[]
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Max. Length 5 cm CW
 
Randallia ornata
[Globose sand crab]
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Raylilia coniculifera
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Raylilia mirabilis
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Raylilia uenoi
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Ryphila cancellus
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Seulocia anahita
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Seulocia laevimana
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Max. Length 2.0 cm CL
 
Seulocia latirostrata
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Seulocia pubescens
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Max. Length 1.5 cm CL
 
Seulocia rhomboidalis
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Soceulia marmorea
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Speloeophorus elevatus
[Bighole clutch crab]
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Speloeophorus nodosus
[Twohole clutch crab]
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Speloeophorus pontifer
[Smallhole clutch crab]
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Tanaoa distinctus
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Tanaoa nanus
[]
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Tanaoa pustulosa
[]
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Tanaoa pustulosus
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Tanaoa serenei
[]
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Tlos muriger
[]
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Toru granuloides
[]
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Toru pilus
[]
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Toru septimus
[]
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Uhlias limbatus
[Eroded clutch crab]
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Urashima pustuloides
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Urnalana cumingii
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Urnalana elata
[]
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Urnalana elatoides
[]
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Urnalana elatula
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Urnalana granulimera
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Max. Length 1.3 cm CL
 
Urnalana haematosticta
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Urnalana insularis
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Urnalana margaritata
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Urnalana pulchella
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Urnalana purarensis
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Urnalana whitei
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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Acanthilia intermedia Granulose purse crab Western Atlantic Ocean. 1886
Actaeomorpha alvae Eastern Central Pacific 1934
Actaeomorpha erosa Indo-Pacific 1878
Actaeomorpha punctata Indo-Pacific 1935
Alox bothros Western Central Pacific 2007
Alox chaunos Western Central Pacific 2007
Alox ornatum Western Pacific 1918
Alox patella Western Central Pacific. 1896
Alox rugosum Western Central Pacific. 1858
Alox somphos Western Central Pacific 1995
Alox tormos Western Central Pacific 2009
Ancylodactyla elata Western Central Pacific. 1994
Ancylodactyla elongata Western Central Pacific. 1969
Ancylodactyla nana Pacific Ocean 1990
Arcania cornuta Indo-West Pacific 1905
Arcania elongata Western Pacific 1933
Arcania erinacea Indo-West Pacific. 1787
Arcania gracilis Indo-West Pacific 1893
Arcania heptacantha Western Pacific 4.6 CW 1907
Arcania novemspinosa Western Central Pacific 1816
Arcania septemspinosa Indo-West Pacific 3.5 CW 1787
Arcania tuberculata Indo-West Pacific. 1855
Arcania undecimspinosa Three-spined box crab Indo-Pacific 1.5 CW 1841
Bellidilia undecimspinosa Western Indian Ocean 1856
Callidactylus asper Spurfinger purse crab Western Atlantic Ocean. 1871
Cateios frontalis Western Pacific 1884
Coleusia signata Western Pacific 1875
Cryptocnemus kavieng Western Pacific 2020
Cryptocnemus macrognathus Western Central Pacific 1918
Dolos petraeus Western Central Pacific. 1874
Ebalia abdominalis Western Indian Ocean. 1906
Ebalia ambiguus Northeast Atlantic 1921
Ebalia cariosa Sculptured clutch crab Western Atlantic 1860
Ebalia clarionensis Western Atlantic 1935
Ebalia cranchii Northeast Atlantic 1817
Ebalia hancocki Northeast Atlantic
Ebalia humilis Western Pacific 1977
Ebalia jordani Pacific Ocean 1906
Ebalia nux Pacific Ocean
Ebalia sculpta Southeast Pacific 1990
Ebalia stimpsonii Thinarm clutch crab Western Atlantic 1880
Ebalia tuberculosa Northwest Pacific 1873
Ebalia tuberosa Pennant's nut crab Northeast Atlantic 1777
Ebalia tumefacta Bryer's nut crab Northeast Atlantic. 1808
Ebalia webberi Southwest Pacific 2007
Ebaliopsis erosa Indo-Pacific. 1873
Euclosia crosnieri Western Pacific 1989
Euclosia scitula Western Central Pacific 2003
Euclosia unidentata Western Pacific 1841
Euclosiana concinna Western Central Pacific. 2003
Euclosiana obtusifrons Western Indian Ocean 1841
Favus granulatus Rubble crab Western Central Pacific 1900
Galilia narusei Western Central Pacific. 2007
Heterolithadia fallax Western Central Pacific 1893
Heteronucia oeschi Western Central Pacific. 1941
Heteronucia spinifera Eastern Central Pacific 1951
Heteronucia venusta Pacific Ocean 1906
Hiplyra elegans Pacific Ocean 1920
Hiplyra longimana Pacific Ocean 1874
Hiplyra platycheir Northwest Pacific 2.0 CL 1841
Hiplyra sagitta Indian Ocean. 2009
Hiplyra variegata Western Indian Ocean. 1830
Ilia nucleus Pebble crab Northeast Atlantic 1758
Iliacantha liodactylus Western Atlantic. 1898
Iliacantha sparsa Shouldered purse crab Western Atlantic Ocean. 1871
Iliacantha subglobosa Longfinger purse crab Western Atlantic Ocean. 1871
Ixa acuta Eastern Indian Ocean 1962
Ixa cylindrus Indo-West Pacific. 1777
Ixa edwardsii Indo-West Pacific. 6.2 CW 1858
Ixa megaspis Western Central Pacific 1849
Ixa monodi Red Sea pebble crab Western Indian Ocean and 1956
Ixa pulcherrima Western Central Pacific 1879
Leucisca rubifera Indian Ocean. 1887
Leucosia anatum Indo-West Pacific. 1783
Leucosia brevimana Western Central Pacific 1855
Leucosia craniolaris Western Pacific. 1758
Leucosia haswelli Indo-West Pacific 1886
Leucosia moresbiensis Eastern Indian Ocean 1879
Leucosia ocellata Eastern Indian Ocean 1855
Leucosia punctata Western Pacific 1855
Leucosia reticulata Eastern Indian Ocean 1877
Leucosia rubripalma Western Central Pacific 2003
Leucosia signata Indo-West Pacific 1875
Lithadia cadaverosa Carinate clutch crab Western Atlantic Ocean. 1871
Lithadia granulosa Western Central Atlantic. 1880
Lithadia vertiginosa Western Central Atlantic. 1973
Lyphira heterograna Western Pacific 2.2 CL 1892
Myra affinis Indo-Pacific 1855
Myra australis Indo-West Pacific 1880
Myra celeris Western Pacific 4.4 CL 2001
Myra curtimana Western Central Pacific 2001
Myra elegans Indo-West Pacific 1855
Myra eudactyla Indo-West Pacific 1855
Myra eudactylus Western Central Pacific. 1855
Myra fugax Fleeting purse crab Indo-Pacific. From Gulf 1798
Myra grandis Indo-Pacific. 1990
Myra kessleri Western Central Pacific 1875
Myra pernix Indo-West Pacific and the 2001
Myra subgranulata Western Indian Ocean and 1877
Myra tumidospina Western Central Pacific 2001
Myropsis quinquespinosa Fivespine purse crab Western Atlantic Ocean. 1871
Nucia rosea Eastern Central Pacific 1906
Nucia speciosa Indo-Pacific. 1852
Nursia mimetica Indo-Pacific 1906
Nursia minor Northwest Pacific 1879
Nursia persica Western Indian Ocean 1896
Nursia plicata Indo-West Pacific. 2.4 CW 1803
Nursia rhomboidalis Northwest Pacific 1879
Onychomorpha lamelligera Western Central Pacific 1858
Oreophorus crosnieri Western Central Pacific. 1995
Oreophorus fenestratus Western Indian Ocean 1996
Oreophorus horridus Western Indian Ocean. 1830
Oreophorus reticulatus Western Central Pacific 1849
Oreotlos angulatus Western Central Pacific 1906
Oreotlos bertrandi Western Central Pacific. 1995
Oreotlos encymus Eastern Central Pacific 1993
Oreotlos etor Western Central Pacific. 1993
Oreotlos lagarodes Western Central Pacific. 1995
Oreotlos octavus Western Central Pacific. 2021
Oreotlos pala Indo-Pacific. 1995
Oreotlos pax Western Central Pacific. 1995
Oreotlos potanus Eastern Central Pacific 1993
Paranursia abbreviata Indo-West Pacific. 1.1 CW 1855
Parilia pattersoni Indo-West Pacific. 2018
Persephona aquilonaris Indo-West Pacific.
Persephona crinita Pink purse crab Western Atlantic Ocean. 1931
Persephona lichtensteinii Western Atlantic. 3.0 CW 1817
Persephona mediterranea Mottled purse crab Western Atlantic Ocean. 4.5 CW 1794
Persephona orbicularis Eastern Pacific 1855
Persephona punctata Western Atlantic. 4.2 CW 1758
Persephona subovata Western Atlantic.
Philyra carinata Northwest Pacific 1855
Philyra concinnus Western Indian Ocean. 1995
Philyra globus Indian Ocean. 1775
Philyra malefactrix Millet crab Western Central Pacific 1915
Philyra orbicularis Eastern Indian Ocean 1855
Philyra platycheir Indo-West Pacific 1841
Philyra sagittifera Western Indian Ocean. 1896
Philyra scabriuscula Western Indian Ocean 1798
Philyra taekoae Western Central Pacific. 1972
Praebebalia septemspinosa Western Central Pacific 1983
Praosia punctata Cheryl crab Western Central Pacific 1993
Pseudophilyra blandfordi Western Indian Ocean 1896
Pseudophilyra tridentata Western Indian Ocean 1879
Pseudophilyra woodmasoni Western Central Pacific 1896
Pyrhila pisum Northwest and Western Cen 1841
Randallia bulligera Northwest and Western Cen 1898
Randallia curacaoensis Northwest and Western Cen 1922
Randallia eburnea Indo-West Pacific. 1896
Randallia gilberti Indo-West Pacific. 1906
Randallia ornata Globose sand crab Eastern Pacific 5 CW 1840
Raylilia coniculifera Western Central Pacific. 2001
Raylilia mirabilis Western Central Pacific. 1969
Raylilia uenoi Western Central Pacific. 1995
Ryphila cancellus Indo-West Pacific. 1783
Seulocia anahita Western Indian Ocean. 2005
Seulocia laevimana Eastern Indian Ocean 1884
Seulocia latirostrata Northwest Pacific 2.0 CL 1978
Seulocia pubescens Indo-West Pacific. 1877
Seulocia rhomboidalis Northwest Pacific 1.5 CL 1841
Soceulia marmorea Western Central Pacific 1855
Speloeophorus elevatus Bighole clutch crab Southwest Atlantic 1898
Speloeophorus nodosus Twohole clutch crab Western Atlantic Ocean. 1855
Speloeophorus pontifer Smallhole clutch crab Western Atlantic Ocean. 1871
Tanaoa distinctus Western and central Pacif 1894
Tanaoa nanus Western Central Pacific. 2003
Tanaoa pustulosa Western Central Pacific. 1891
Tanaoa pustulosus Indo-West Pacific. 1891
Tanaoa serenei Pacific Ocean. 1983
Tlos muriger Western Central Pacific 1849
Toru granuloides Western Central Pacific. 1961
Toru pilus Western Central Pacific. 1996
Toru septimus Western Central Pacific. 2003
Uhlias limbatus Eroded clutch crab Western Atlantic Ocean. 1871
Urashima pustuloides Western Pacific 1961
Urnalana cumingii Western Central Pacific 1855
Urnalana elata Western Central Pacific. 1873
Urnalana elatoides Western Central Pacific. 1915
Urnalana elatula Western Central Pacific. 2005
Urnalana granulimera Western Central Pacific. 2005
Urnalana haematosticta Indo-West Pacific 1.3 CL 1849
Urnalana insularis Western Central Pacific. 1976
Urnalana margaritata Western Central Pacific. 1873
Urnalana pulchella Western Central Pacific. 1855
Urnalana purarensis Western Pacific Ocean. 1987
Urnalana whitei Western Central Pacific 1855



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