| Leucosia anatum | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Malacostraca |
| Order: | Decapoda |
| Suborder: | Pleocyemata |
| Infraorder: | Brachyura |
| Family: | Leucosiidae |
| Genus: | Leucosia |
| Species: | L. anatum |
| Binomial name | |
| Leucosia anatum (Herbst, 1783) | |
Leucosia anatum, also known as the pebble crab, is a species of crab in the family Leucosiidae. [1]
This species has a strongly convex, elongate carapace. Its outline is somewhat rhomboidal. The front edge of the carapace is slender and obtusely triangular, with a pointed postorbital that points upward at an oblique angle. It has stout ambulatory legs, with each section being cylindrical and fairly smooth. [2]
This species is known to occur in the following locations: [2]
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