| Matutidae Temporal range:
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| Ashtoret lunaris, dorsal side | |
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| Male Ashtoret lunaris, ventral side | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Malacostraca |
| Order: | Decapoda |
| Suborder: | Pleocyemata |
| (unranked): | Reptantia |
| Infraorder: | Brachyura |
| Section: | Eubrachyura |
| Subsection: | Heterotremata |
| Superfamily: | Calappoidea |
| Family: | Matutidae De Haan, 1835 [1] |
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Matutidae is a family of crabs, sometimes called moon crabs,[2] adapted for swimming or digging. They differ from the swimming crabs of the family Portunidae in that all five pairs of legs are flattened, rather than just the last pair, as in Portunidae. Crabs in the Matutidae are aggressive predators.[3]
- ^ Peter Davie & Michael Türkay (2009). "Matutidae". World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved January 17, 2010.
- ^ Ria Tan (October 2008). "Moon crabs, Family Matutidae". Wild Singapore.
- ^ "Family MATUTIDAE De Haan, 1835". Australian Faunal Directory. Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts. October 9, 2009. Archived from the original on April 1, 2011. Retrieved January 17, 2010.