''Ashtoret'' is a genus of
crab
Crabs are decapod crustaceans of the infraorder Brachyura, which typically have a very short projecting "tail" (abdomen) ( el, βραχύς , translit=brachys = short, / = tail), usually hidden entirely under the thorax. They live in all the ...
s in the family
Matutidae
Matutidae is a family of crabs, sometimes called ''moon crabs'', adapted for swimming or digging. They differ from the swimming crabs of the family Portunidae in that all five pairs of legs are flattened, rather than just the last pair, as in Por ...
, containing the following species:
* ''
Ashtoret granulosa''
(Miers, 1877)
* ''
Ashtoret lunaris
''Ashtoret lunaris'', also known as the yellow moon crab, spotted moon crab or box crab, is an Indo-Pacific species of carnivorous crab which is a member of the family Matutidae. It has been recorded in the eastern Mediterranean since 2010, proba ...
''
(Forskål, 1775)
* ''
Ashtoret maculata''
(Miers, 1877)
* ''
Ashtoret miersii
''Ashtoret'' is a genus of crabs in the family Matutidae, containing the following species:
* '' Ashtoret granulosa'' (Miers, 1877)
* ''Ashtoret lunaris'' (Forskål, 1775)
* '' Ashtoret maculata'' (Miers, 1877)
* '' Ashtoret miersii'' (Henderson, ...
''
(Henderson, 1887)
* ''
Ashtoret obtusifrons
''Ashtoret'' is a genus of crabs in the family Matutidae, containing the following species:
* '' Ashtoret granulosa'' (Miers, 1877)
* ''Ashtoret lunaris'' (Forskål, 1775)
* '' Ashtoret maculata'' (Miers, 1877)
* ''Ashtoret miersii'' (Henderson, ...
''
(Miers, 1877)
* ''
Ashtoret picta
''Ashtoret'' is a genus of crabs in the family Matutidae, containing the following species:
* '' Ashtoret granulosa'' (Miers, 1877)
* ''Ashtoret lunaris'' (Forskål, 1775)
* '' Ashtoret maculata'' (Miers, 1877)
* '' Ashtoret miersii'' (Henderson, ...
''
(Hess, 1865)
* ''
Ashtoret sangiannulata''
Galil & Clark, 1994
* ''
Ashtoret shengmuae
''Ashtoret'' is a genus of crabs in the family Matutidae, containing the following species:
* '' Ashtoret granulosa'' (Miers, 1877)
* ''Ashtoret lunaris'' (Forskål, 1775)
* '' Ashtoret maculata'' (Miers, 1877)
* ''Ashtoret miersii'' (Henderson, ...
''
Galil & Clark, 1994
Image:Ashtoret lunaris.jpg, ''Ashtoret lunaris
''Ashtoret lunaris'', also known as the yellow moon crab, spotted moon crab or box crab, is an Indo-Pacific species of carnivorous crab which is a member of the family Matutidae. It has been recorded in the eastern Mediterranean since 2010, proba ...
''
Image:Ashtoret picta (photo Miguel Ramirez).jpg, ''Ashtoret picta
''Ashtoret'' is a genus of crabs in the family Matutidae, containing the following species:
* '' Ashtoret granulosa'' (Miers, 1877)
* ''Ashtoret lunaris'' (Forskål, 1775)
* '' Ashtoret maculata'' (Miers, 1877)
* '' Ashtoret miersii'' (Henderson, ...
''
In addition, a single,
,
fossil
A fossil (from Classical Latin , ) is any preserved remains, impression, or trace of any once-living thing from a past geological age. Examples include bones, shells, exoskeletons, stone imprints of animals or microbes, objects preserved ...
species is known from the
Miocene
The Miocene ( ) is the first geological epoch of the Neogene Period and extends from about (Ma). The Miocene was named by Scottish geologist Charles Lyell; the name comes from the Greek words (', "less") and (', "new") and means "less recen ...
of
Japan
Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It is situated in the northwest Pacific Ocean, and is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan, while extending from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north ...
.
References
Calappoidea
Extant Miocene first appearances
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