Calappa tortugae

Author
Rathbun, 1933
Common Names
  • Nodose Box Crab

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Min Depth
13 meters
Max Depth
238 meters
Overall Geographic Range
North Carolina–Gulf of Mexico, Caribbean Sea–Venezuela, Lesser Antilles
Habitat-Biology
  • benthic
References

  • Williams, A. B., and C. A. Child. 1989. Comparison of some genera and species of box crabs (Brachyura: Calappidae), southwestern North Atlantic, with description of a new genus and species. Fishery Bulletin, U.S. 87: 105–21.

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, 05-08-2024.

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