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''Davusia glabra'' commonly called the shiny bait crab., Sowrie crab or Sourie crab is the sole
''Davusia glabra'' commonly called the shiny bait crab., Sowrie crab or Sourie crab is the sole species
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of crab in the genus
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''Davusia''. It lives around the low tide area on rocky ocean shores on the eastern coast of Australia (southern Queensland
)
, nickname = Sunshine State
, image_map = Queensland in Australia.svg
, map_caption = Location of Queensland in Australia
, subdivision_type = Country
, subdivision_name = Australia
, established_title = Before federation
, establishe ...
to Victoria
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* Victoria (Australia), a state of the Commonwealth of Australia
* Victoria, British Columbia, provincial capital of British Columbia, Canada
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), in crevices and rock pools and on rock platforms. The distribution is stated differently in different sources, either from Queensland as far south as the NSW-Victorian border in one source but including to Wilson’s Promontory (Southern Victoria) in another. The carapace is grey to fawn with very small green spots, resulting in ''Davusia glabra'' having a greenish appearance. The width of the carapace is around 30-40 mm across, and is smooth without hair, slightly wider than long, with 3 distinct spines at each edge
''Plagusia glabra'' is a synonym of ''Davusia glabra,''. The species was placed in a new genus ''Davusia'' in 2007 due to differences in morphology from other species in ''Plagusia''.
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Grapsoidea Animals described in 1852 Fauna of Queensland Fauna of Victoria (Australia) Endemic fauna of Australia Monotypic decapod genera {{crab-stub