Platyxanthus is a
family
Family (from la, familia) is a Social group, group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth) or Affinity (law), affinity (by marriage or other relationship). The purpose of the family is to maintain the well-being of its ...
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 following genera:
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Homalaspis''
A. Milne-Edwards, 1863
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Peloeus''
Eydoux & Souleyet, 1842
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Platyxanthus''
A. Milne-Edwards, 1863
References
Eriphioidea
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