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Parapleisticantha
Sign in to saveParapleisticantha is a genus of crabs in the family Oregoniidae. It has been found in Japan, the Philippines and the Indian Ocean, but the depth of this genus is not recorded.
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- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumArthropoda
- ClassMalacostraca
- OrderDecapoda
- FamilyOregoniidae
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Parapleisticantha is a genus of crabs in the family Oregoniidae. It has been found in Japan, the Philippines and the Indian Ocean, but the depth of this genus is not recorded.
== Description == Parapleisticantha has a pyriform carapace whose dorsal surface is covered in small spines. Its short rostrum comprises two horns, and its eyes are short with slender eyestalks.
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Japan
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Philippines
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Animalia
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Indian Ocean
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arthropod
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Wikidata
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Brachyura
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taxonomy
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Decapoda
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Q180686
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Malacostraca
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type species
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World Register of Marine Species
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Catalogue of Life
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carapace
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Pleocyemata
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Pancrustacea
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