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Carpilius corallinus
Species of crustacean / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Carpilius corallinus, commonly known as the batwing coral crab,[1][2] is a species of crab in the family Carpiliidae.
Quick Facts Batwing coral crab, Scientific classification ...
Batwing coral crab | |
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Malacostraca |
Order: | Decapoda |
Suborder: | Pleocyemata |
Infraorder: | Brachyura |
Family: | Carpiliidae |
Genus: | Carpilius |
Species: | C. corallinus |
Binomial name | |
Carpilius corallinus (Herbst, 1783) | |
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The batwing coral crab is widespread throughout the tropical waters of the western Atlantic Ocean from the coast of Florida south to Brazil including the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean Sea.[3] It is the largest crab found within this geographic area, and is edible.