Paracleistostoma

Paracleistostoma
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Decapoda
Suborder: Pleocyemata
Infraorder: Brachyura
Family: Camptandriidae
Genus: Paracleistostoma
de Man, 1895[1]

Paracleistostoma is a genus of crabs in the family Camptandriidae. It used to be a member of Ocypodidae, but the genus has since been reclassified.[1] They are found in Singapore, the west coast of the Malay Peninsula and the Hainan and Fujian provinces in of China. They are found in seawater and the mud area in brink water.[1]

  1. ^ a b c 中国科学院动物研究所. 扁平拟闭口蟹 [Paracleistostoma depressum]. 《中国动物物种编目数据库》 (in Chinese). 中国科学院微生物研究所. Archived from the original on 2014-10-27. Retrieved 2009-04-28.