Brachynotus sexdentatus

Brachynotus sexdentatus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Crustacea
Class:	Malacostraca
Order:	Decapoda
Infraorder:	Brachyura
Family:	Varunidae
Genus:	Brachynotus
Species:	B. sexdentatus
Binomial name
	Brachynotus sexdentatus; (Risso, 1827)
Synonyms
	Goneplax sexdentatus Risso, 1827; Heterograpsus sexdentatus Lucas, 1846; Shurebus genuensis Verany, 1846; Shurebus genoensis Leach in White, 1847 (nomen nudum); Grapsus laevigatus Spinola in White, 1847 (nomen nudum); Heterograpsus lucasi H. Milne Edwards, 1853; Brachynotus lucasi Pesta, 1918;

Brachynotus sexdentatus is a species of crab in the family Varunidae. It is native to the Mediterranean Sea and Black Sea, and became established for a time in Swansea Docks (United Kingdom). It grows to a maximum carapace width of 18 mm (0.71 in), and lives in shallow water on muddy bottoms.

^ A. Risso (1827). Histoire naturelle des principales productions de l'Europe méridionale et principalement de celles des environs de Nice et des Alpes Maritimes. Vol. 5. Paris: F.-G. Levrault.
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[1] A. Risso (1827). Histoire naturelle des principales productions de l'Europe méridionale et principalement de celles des environs de Nice et des Alpes Maritimes. Vol. 5. Paris: F.-G. Levrault.

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