Ovalipidae

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Ovalipidae
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Ovalipes australiensis
Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Crustacea
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Decapoda
Family: Ovalipidae
Spiridonov, Neretina & Schepetov, 2014

Ovalipidae is a family of sand crabs in the order Decapoda. There are at least 3 genera and more than 20 described species in Ovalipidae. These were formerly members of the family Portunidae[1][2]

Genera[]

These three genera belong to the family Ovalipidae:

References[]

  1. ^ "Ovalipidae". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-12-29.
  2. ^ WoRMS Editorial Board (2019). "Taxonomy". WoRMS taxon details, Ovalipidae Spiridonov, Neretina & Schepetov, 2014. World Register of Marine Species. VLIZ. doi:10.14284/170. Retrieved 2019-12-29.

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