Thiidae 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 under the thorax. They live in all the ...
s in the
crustacean order
Decapoda
The Decapoda or decapods (literally "ten-footed") are an order of crustaceans within the class Malacostraca, including many familiar groups, such as crabs, lobsters, crayfish, shrimp and prawns. Most decapods are scavengers. The order is esti ...
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Genera
The family contains two genera in two subfamilies:
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* Subfamily Nautilocorystinae Ortmann, 1893
** '' Nautilocorystes'' Milne Edwards, 1837
* Subfamily Thiinae Dana, 1852
** '']Thia
The thumbnail crab, ''Thia scutellata'', is a species of decapods, in the family of thiidae, whose carapace resembles a human thumbnail, a dense fringe of long hairs distinctly notched around the edge. Pale pink in colour with red to brown mar ...
'' Leach, 1815
References
Decapod families
Decapods
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