Poole, Karen E.
Porcellana
Sign in to savePorcellana 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:
Species
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KINGDOM
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumMollusca
- ClassGastropoda
- OrderNeogastropoda
- FamilyMarginellidae
Habitatmarine
Observations13,045
via GBIF
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 197
- With media
- 10
- Family
- Porcellanidae
- Collections
- YPM, CAS, USNM, RBINS-SCIENTIFIC HERITAGE, UMZC, NCSM
- Recorded in
- United States, Japan, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Belize, Malaysia, Panama, Indonesia
Wikidata facts
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- Parent taxon
- Porcellanidae
- Image
- Porcellana platycheles millport.jpg
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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:
==References==
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Porcellana” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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