''Albunea'' is a genus of mole crab within the

Albuneidae Albuneidae is a little-known family of specialized burrowing sand crabs. There are 50 extant species as well as nine fossil species that have been described. Fossil specimens have been described from the Cretaceous, Miocene The Miocene ( ) i ...

. Little is known about this group's biology. ''A. groeningi'' is named after Matt Groening, creator of ''

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''. The genus ''Albunea'' contains the following species: *'' Albunea asymmetrica'' (Müller, 1979) † *'' Albunea bulla'' Boyko, 2002 *'' Albunea carabus'' (Linnaeus, 1758) *''

Albunea catherinae The Tiburtine Sibyl or Albunea was a Roman sibyl, whose seat was the ancient Etruscan town of Tibur (modern Tivoli). The mythic meeting of Cæsar Augustus with the Sibyl, of whom he inquired whether he should be worshiped as a god, was often ...

'' Boyko, 2002 *'' Albunea cuisiana'' Beschin & De Angeli, 1984 † *'' Albunea danai'' Boyko, 1999 *'' Albunea elegans'' A. Milne-Edwards & Bouvier, 1898 *'' Albunea elioti'' Benedict, 1904 *'' Albunea galapagensis'' Boyko, 2002 *'' Albunea gibbesii'' Stimpson, 1859 *'' Albunea groeningi'' Boyko, 2002 *''

Albunea hahnae The Tiburtine Sibyl or Albunea was a Roman sibyl, whose seat was the ancient Etruscan town of Tibur (modern Tivoli). The mythic meeting of Cæsar Augustus with the Sibyl, of whom he inquired whether he should be worshiped as a god, was often ...

'' Blow & Manning, 1996 † *''

Albunea holthuisi The Tiburtine Sibyl or Albunea was a Roman sibyl, whose seat was the ancient Etruscan town of Tibur (modern Tivoli). The mythic meeting of Cæsar Augustus with the Sibyl, of whom he inquired whether he should be worshiped as a god, was often ...

'' Boyko & Harvey, 1999 *''

Albunea lucasia The Tiburtine Sibyl or Albunea was a Roman sibyl, whose seat was the ancient Etruscan town of Tibur (modern Tivoli). The mythic meeting of Cæsar Augustus with the Sibyl, of whom he inquired whether he should be worshiped as a god, was often ...

'' de Saussure, 1853 *''

Albunea marquisiana The Tiburtine Sibyl or Albunea was a Roman sibyl, whose seat was the ancient Etruscan town of Tibur (modern Tivoli). The mythic meeting of Cæsar Augustus with the Sibyl, of whom he inquired whether he should be worshiped as a god, was often ...

'' Boyko, 2000 *''

Albunea microps The Tiburtine Sibyl or Albunea was a Roman sibyl, whose seat was the ancient Etruscan town of Tibur (modern Tivoli). The mythic meeting of Cæsar Augustus with the Sibyl, of whom he inquired whether he should be worshiped as a god, was often ...

'' Miers, 1878 *''

Albunea occulta The Tiburtine Sibyl or Albunea was a Roman sibyl, whose seat was the ancient Etruscan town of Tibur (modern Tivoli). The mythic meeting of Cæsar Augustus with the Sibyl, of whom he inquired whether he should be worshiped as a god, was often ...

'' Boyko, 2002 *'' Albunea okinawaensis'' Osawa & Fujita, 2007 *'' Albunea paretii'' Guérin-Méneville, 1853 *'' Albunea speciosa'' Dana, 1852 *''

Albunea steinitzi The Tiburtine Sibyl or Albunea was a Roman sibyl, whose seat was the ancient Etruscan town of Tibur (modern Tivoli). The mythic meeting of Cæsar Augustus with the Sibyl, of whom he inquired whether he should be worshiped as a god, was ofte ...

'' Holthuis, 1958 *'' Albunea symmysta'' (Linnaeus, 1758) *'' Albunea thurstoni'' Henderson, 1893 *'' Albunea turritellacola'' Fraaije, van Bakel & Jagt, 2008 †

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