Helicana

Helicana
	Helicana doerjesi
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Malacostraca
Order:	Decapoda
Suborder:	Pleocyemata
Infraorder:	Brachyura
Family:	Varunidae
Subfamily:	Cyclograpsinae
Genus:	Helicana ; Sakai & Yatsuzuka, 1980

Last updated October 16, 2025

Helicana is a genus of crabs,^[1] containing three species:^[2]

The species reported in Helicana genus are:

Helicana doerjesi Sakai, Türkay & Yang, 2006
Helicana japonica (Sakai & Yatsuzuka, 1980)
Helicana wuana (Rathbun, 1931)

References

↑ Sakai, K; Yatsuzuka, K (1979). "Notes on some Japanese and Chinese Helice with Helice (Helicana) n. subgen., including Helice (Helicana) japonica n. sp.(Crustacea: Decapoda)". Senckenberg Biol . 60 (5–6): 393–411.
↑ Sammy De Grave (2022). "Helicana Sakai & Yatsuzuka, 1980". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species . Retrieved July 8, 2023.

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[1] Sakai, K; Yatsuzuka, K (1979). "Notes on some Japanese and Chinese Helice with Helice (Helicana) n. subgen., including Helice (Helicana) japonica n. sp.(Crustacea: Decapoda)". Senckenberg Biol . 60 (5–6): 393–411.

[2] Sammy De Grave (2022). "Helicana Sakai & Yatsuzuka, 1980". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species . Retrieved July 8, 2023.

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