Eriphioidea is a
superfamily 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, containing the six families
Dairoididae,
Eriphiidae,
Hypothalassiidae,
Menippidae,
Oziidae and
Platyxanthidae.
They are united by a number of characters, including a marked difference in size between the left and right
claw
A claw is a curved, pointed appendage found at the end of a toe or finger in most amniotes (mammals, reptiles, birds). Some invertebrates such as beetles and spiders have somewhat similar fine, hooked structures at the end of the leg or Arthrop ...
s, where the larger one has a crushing tooth, and the smaller one does not, and the relative breadth of the male
abdomen
The abdomen (colloquially called the belly, tummy, midriff, tucky or stomach) is the part of the body between the thorax (chest) and pelvis, in humans and in other vertebrates. The abdomen is the front part of the abdominal segment of the torso. ...
.
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Crabs
Arthropod superfamilies
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