| Carpilius maculatus | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Malacostraca |
| Order: | Decapoda |
| Suborder: | Pleocyemata |
| Infraorder: | Brachyura |
| Family: | Carpiliidae |
| Genus: | Carpilius |
| Species: | C. maculatus
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| Binomial name | |
| Carpilius maculatus | |
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Carpilius maculatus, common names seven-eleven crab,[1] spotted reef crab,[2][3][4] dark-finger coral crab, and large spotted crab,[5] is a species of crab in the family Carpiliidae,[6] which also includes C. convexus and C. corallinus. While there have reports of the C. maculatus as being poisonous, biochemical testing has revealed that they lack any paralytic shellfish toxins.[7]
- ^ "Marine Species Identification Portal : Seven-eleven crab - Carpilius maculatus". Species-identification.org. Retrieved 2012-06-21.
- ^ "Carpilius maculatus, spotted reef crab". Sealifebase.org. Retrieved 2012-06-21.
- ^ "Spotted reef crabs (Carpilius maculatus) on the Shores of Singapore". Wildsingapore.com. 2008-01-31. Retrieved 2012-06-21.
- ^ "ITIS Standard Report Page: Carpilius maculatus". Itis.gov. Retrieved 2012-06-21.
- ^ Samways, Michael; Hitchins, Peter; Bourquin, Dr Orty; Henwood, Dr Jock (2010-04-29). Tropical Island Recovery: Cousine Island, Seychelles. John Wiley & Sons. ISBN 978-1-4443-2742-7.
- ^ Peter Davie (2012). "Carpilius maculatus". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved May 27, 2012.
- ^ Raj U, Haq H, Oshima Y, Yasumoto T. 1983. The occurrence of paralytic shellfish toxins in two species of xanthin crab from Suva barrier reef, Fiji Islands. Toxicon. (21)4: 547 - 51