Calcinus Dana 1851
- Dataset
- Hermit crabs from Brazil: Family Diogenidae (Crustacea: Decapoda: Paguroidea), except Paguristes
- Rank
- GENUS
Classification
- kingdom
- Animalia
- phylum
- Arthropoda
- class
- Malacostraca
- order
- Decapoda
- family
- Diogenidae
- genus
- Calcinus
diagnosis
Diagnosis. Thirteen pairs of gills with entire lamellae (not divided). Rostrum triangular, acute. Antennal flagella with very short setae. Maxilla with lateral lobe on endopodite. Third maxilliped with crista dentata well developed. Left cheliped much more strong than right; claws not corneous. Males with four unpaired pleopods (pl 2 – 5), inner lobe shorter than external. Females with first three pleopods (pl 2 – 4), with two lobes strong; pl 5 like in the males.
materials_examined
Type species. Cancer tibicen Herbst, 1791 [by subsequent designation (Dana, 1852 b)].
Name
- Homonyms
- Calcinus Dana 1851
- Calcinus