WoRMS taxon details
original description
(of Megalobrachium walteri Rodrigues da Costa, 1968) Rodrigues da Costa, H. (1968). Novas espécies de Porcellanidae brasileiros (Crustacea, Anomura). <em>Annales do Academia Brasileira de Ciências.</em> 40: 405-406. [details] Available for editors [request]
original description
(of Porcellana soriata Say, 1818) Say, T. (1818). Appendix to the account of the Crustacea of the United States. <em>Journal of the Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia.</em> 1(2): 445–458. [details]
basis of record
Felder, D. L., Álvarez. F.,Goy, J.W. & Lemaitre, R. (2009). Decapoda (Crustacea) of the Gulf of Mexico, with comments on the Amphionidacea,. <em>Felder, D.L., and Camp, D.K. (eds), Gulf of Mexico - Origins, Waters, and Biota. Vol. 1. Biodiversity.</em> Pp. 1019–1104 (Texas A&M University Press: College Station, Texas)., available online at http://biogomx.net/sites/default/files/pdfs/chapters/59-Felder%20et%20al%202009-Decapoda%20of%20the%20GoMx.pdf [details]
From other sources
Depth range Shallow to deep-waters (e.g. 10-190 m) [details]
Habitat Hard bottom (rock and rubbles) [details]
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English |
pentagonal porcelain crab |
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