Panopeidae | |
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Dyspanopeus sayi | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Malacostraca |
Order: | Decapoda |
Suborder: | Pleocyemata |
Infraorder: | Brachyura |
Superfamily: | Xanthoidea |
Family: | Panopeidae Ortmann, 1893 [1] |
Synonyms [2] | |
Eucratopsidae Stimpson, 1871 (nom. rej.) |
The Panopeidae are a family containing 26 genera of morphologically similar crabs, often known as "mud crabs". Their centers of diversity are the Atlantic Ocean and eastern Pacific Ocean.
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