massive urn crab (Pitho aculeata)

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Pitho aculeata

(Gibbes, 1850)

massive urn crab

Also known as: Gibbes' Pitho, Gibbes' Urn Crab

Verified againstWoRMS

Taxonomy

Class

Malacostraca

Order

Decapoda

Family

Mithracidae

Other species in Mithracidae

Granulated Spider Crab (Amphithrax aculeatus)

Amphithrax aculeatus

Granulated Spider Crab

West Indian Spider Crab (Maguimithrax spinosissimus)

Maguimithrax spinosissimus

West Indian Spider Crab

Nodose Clinging Crab (Mithraculus coryphe)

Mithraculus coryphe

Nodose Clinging Crab

Banded Clinging Crab (Mithraculus cinctimanus)

Mithraculus cinctimanus

Banded Clinging Crab

Green Clinging Crab (Mithraculus sculptus)

Mithraculus sculptus

Green Clinging Crab

Red-Ridged Clinging Crab (Mithraculus forceps)

Mithraculus forceps

Red-Ridged Clinging Crab

Teleophrys ruber

Teleophrys ruber

Paved Clinging Crab (Amphithrax verrucosus)

Amphithrax verrucosus

Paved Clinging Crab

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