Hepatus
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Hepatus is a genus of crab
s in the family Aethridae
, containing seven exclusively fossil species, and the following extant species:
Both H. chiliensis and H. lineatus are also known as fossils. The other fossil species include:
Crab
True crabs are decapod crustaceans of the infraorder Brachyura, which typically have a very short projecting "tail" , or where the reduced abdomen is entirely hidden under the thorax...
s in the family Aethridae
Aethridae
Aethridae is a family of crabs in its own superfamily, Aethroidea. It contains the following genera :*Actaeomorpha Miers, 1877*Aethra Latreille in Cuvier, 1816*Drachiella Guinot, in Serene & Soh, 1976...
, containing seven exclusively fossil species, and the following extant species:
- Hepatus chiliensis H. Milne-Edwards, 1837
- Hepatus epheliticusHepatus epheliticusHepatus epheliticus, known by various names, including the calico crab, Dolly Varden crab and Leopard crab, is a species of crab. It lives in shallow water in the western Atlantic Ocean from the Chesapeake Bay to the Dominican Republic. It has a 3 in–wide carapace adorned with large red spots...
(Linnaeus, 1763) - Hepatus gronovii Holthuis, 1959
- Hepatus kossmanni Neumann, 1878
- Hepatus lineatus Rathbun, 1898
- Hepatus pudibundus (Herbst, 1785)
- Hepatus scaber Holthuis, 1959
Both H. chiliensis and H. lineatus are also known as fossils. The other fossil species include:
- Hepatus bottomsi Blow, 2003
- Hepatus lineatus Rathbun, 1898
- Hepatus nodosus Collins & Morris, 1976
- Hepatus praecox Collins et al., 1996
- Hepatus spinimarginatus Feldmann et al., 2005