''Libinia'' is a
genus
Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and below family. In binomial nom ...
of
crabs in the family
Epialtidae
Epialtidae is a family of crabs, containing the subfamilies:
* Epialtinae MacLeay, 1838
* Pisinae Dana, 1851
* Pliosomatinae Števčić, 1994
* Tychinae Dana, 1851
* Actinotocarcininae
References
Majoidea
Decapod families
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, containing twelve extant species:
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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. ...
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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 ...
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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''
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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