''Platyxanthus'' is a
genus
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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
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Platyxanthidae
Platyxanthus is a family 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 un ...
, containing the following species:
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Platyxanthus balboai''
Garth, 1940
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Platyxanthus crenulatus
''Platyxanthus crenulatus'' is a species of crab in the family Platyxanthidae
Platyxanthus is a family of crab
Crabs are decapod crustaceans of the infraorder Brachyura, which typically have a very short projecting "tail" (abdomen) ( el, ...
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A. Milne-Edwards, 1879
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Platyxanthus orbignyi''
(H. Milne Edwards & Lucas, 1843)
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Platyxanthus patagonicus''
A. Milne-Edwards, 1879
References
Eriphioidea
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