Calappa ocellata

Author
Holthuis, 1958
Common Names
  • Ocellate Box Crab

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Min Depth
5 meters
Max Depth
80 meters
Overall Geographic Range
Bermuda, North Carolina–east Gulf of Mexico, Caribbean Sea–Brazil
Habitat-Biology
  • benthic
  • soft substrate
  • loose rubble or coral fragments
References

  • Holthuis, L. B. 1958. Studies on the fauna of Curaçao and other Caribbean Islands. 48. West Indian crabs of the genus Calappa, with a description of three new species, Studies on the Fauna of Curaçao 8: 146–186.

  • Williams, A. B. 1984b. Shrimps, Lobsters, and Crabs of the Atlantic Coast of the Eastern United States, Maine to Florida. Smithsonian Institution Press, Washington, D.C.

Species Notes

None noted.

Source

Felder, D. L., F. Álvarez, J. W. Goy, and R. Lemaitre. 2009. Decapoda (Crustacea) of the Gulf of Mexico, with Comments on the Amphionidacea, Pp. 1019–1104 in Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas.

GulfBase Citation

Harte Research Institute for Gulf of Mexico Studies. 2016. GulfBase: Resource Database for Gulf of Mexico Research, Education, and Management. Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi. World Wide Web electronic publication. http://www.gulfbase.org, 05-06-2024.

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