''Libinia'' is a
genus
Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus com ...
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
Epialtidae
Epialtidae is a family of crabs, containing the subfamilies:
* Epialtinae MacLeay, 1838
* Pisinae
Pisinae is a subfamily of crabs in the family Epialtidae, comprising the following genera:
* '' Acanthophrys'' A. Milne-Edwards, 1865
* '' Ana ...
, containing twelve extant species:
*''
Libinia bellicosa''
Oliviera, 1944
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Libinia cavirostris''
Chace, 1942
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Libinia dubia
''Libinia dubia'', the longnose spider crab, is a species of crab in the family Epialtidae. It is found in shallow waters on the eastern coast of North America.
Description
The carapace of the longnose spider crab is nearly circular in outline. ...
''
H. Milne-Edwards, 1834
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Libinia erinacea''
(A. Milne-Edwards, 1879)
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Libinia emarginata
''Libinia emarginata'', the portly spider crab, common spider crab or nine-spined spider crab, is a species of stenohaline crab that lives on the Atlantic coast of North America.
Distribution
''Libinia emarginata'' occurs from Nova Scotia to th ...
''
Leach, 1815
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Libinia ferreirae''
De Brito Capello, 1871
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Libinia mexicana''
Rathbun, 1892
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Libinia peruana''
Garth, 1983
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Libinia rhomboidea''
Streets, 1870
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Libinia rostrata
''Libinia'' is a genus of crabs in the family Epialtidae, containing twelve extant species:
*'' Libinia bellicosa'' Oliviera, 1944
*'' Libinia cavirostris'' Chace, 1942
*''Libinia dubia'' H. Milne-Edwards, 1834
*'' Libinia erinacea'' (A. Milne- ...
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Bell, 1835
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Libinia setosa''
Lockington, 1877
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Libinia spinosa''
H. Milne-Edwards, 1834
References
Majoidea
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