Libinia
Encyclopedia
Libinia is a genus
of crab
s in the family Epialtidae
, containing twelve extant species:
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
of crab
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 Epialtidae
Epialtidae
Epialtidae is a family of crabs, containing the subfamilies:* Epialtinae MacLeay, 1838* Pisinae Dana, 1851* Pliosomatinae Števčić, 1994* Tychinae Dana, 1851...
, containing twelve extant species:
- Libinia bellicosa Oliviera, 1944
- Libinia cavirostris Chace, 1942
- Libinia dubia H. Milne-Edwards, 1834
- Libinia erinacea (A. Milne-Edwards, 1879)
- Libinia emarginata Leach, 1815
- Libinia ferreirae De Brito Capello, 1871
- Libinia mexicana Rathbun, 1892
- Libinia peruana Garth, 1983
- Libinia rhomboidea Streets, 1870
- Libinia rostrata Bell, 1835
- Libinia setosa Lockington, 1877
- Libinia spinosa H. Milne-Edwards, 1834