''Allopetrolisthes'' is a genus of
porcelain crabs, comprising three species:
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Allopetrolisthes angulosus''
(Guérin, 1835)
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Allopetrolisthes punctatus
''Allopetrolisthes'' is a genus of porcelain crab
Porcelain crabs are decapod crustaceans in the widespread family Porcellanidae, which superficially resemble true crabs. They have flattened bodies as an adaptation for living in rock crevic ...
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(Guérin, 1835)
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Allopetrolisthes spinifrons
''Allopetrolisthes spinifrons'' is a species of porcelain crab. It displays "hypercarcinisation", whereby the resemblance to a true crab is enhanced by sexual dimorphism of the abdomen. It lives along the Pacific coast of Peru and Chile, as a sy ...
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(H. Milne-Edwards, 1837)
References
Porcelain crabs
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