Belliidae
Family of crabs
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Belliidae is a family of crabs of the order Decapoda.
| Belliidae | |
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| Bellia picta | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Malacostraca |
| Order: | Decapoda |
| Suborder: | Pleocyemata |
| Infraorder: | Brachyura |
| Subsection: | Heterotremata |
| Superfamily: | Bellioidea Dana, 1852 |
| Family: | Belliidae Dana, 1852 |
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They respond to predators by hyper-extending all of their limbs and remain in this position a long time (Hazlett).
Species
Seven species belong to the family Belliidae :[1]
- Acanthocyclus albatrossis Rathbun, 1898
- Acanthocyclus gayi Lucas, 1844
- Acanthocyclus hassleri Rathbun, 1898
- Bellia picta H. Milne-Edwards, 1848
- Corystoides abbreviatus A. Milne-Edwards, 1880
- Corystoides chilensis Lucas, 1844
- Heterozius rotundifrons A. Milne-Edwards, 1867
