Vellodius
Genus of crabs
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Vellodius etisoides is a species of crab in the family Xanthidae. It was originally described as Pilodius etisoides, but was transferred to the monotypic genus Vellodius in 1998.[1][2][3] It is found around Amami Ōshima in the Ryūkyū Islands, and the Paracel Islands in the South China Sea.[4]
| Vellodius | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Malacostraca |
| Order: | Decapoda |
| Suborder: | Pleocyemata |
| Infraorder: | Brachyura |
| Family: | Xanthidae |
| Genus: | Vellodius Ng & Yang, 1998 |
| Species: | V. etisoides |
| Binomial name | |
| Vellodius etisoides (Takeda & Miyake, 1968) | |
| Synonyms | |
|
Pilodius etisoides Takeda & Miyake, 1968 | |
