Calvactaea
Genus of crabs
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Calvactaea tumida is a species of crabs in the family Xanthidae, the only species in the genus Calvactaea.[1][2]
| Calvactaea | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Malacostraca |
| Order: | Decapoda |
| Suborder: | Pleocyemata |
| Infraorder: | Brachyura |
| Family: | Xanthidae |
| Genus: | Calvactaea Ward, 1933 |
| Species: | C. tumida |
| Binomial name | |
| Calvactaea tumida Ward, 1933 | |
Found primarily off the coast of New South Wales, Australia, as well as, Sri Lanka, China, Taiwan, and Japan.[3]
