Hepatus is a genus of crabs in the family Aethridae, containing seven extant species,[1] plus some fossil species:[2]
- Hepatus chiliensis H. Milne-Edwards, 1837
- Hepatus epheliticus (Linnaeus, 1763)
- Hepatus gronovii Holthuis, 1959
- Hepatus kossmanni Neumann, 1878
- Hepatus lineatus Rathbun, 1898
- Hepatus pudibundus (Herbst, 1785)
- Hepatus scaber Holthuis, 1959
| Hepatus | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Hepatus epheliticus (Linnaeus, 1763) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Malacostraca |
| Order: | Decapoda |
| Suborder: | Pleocyemata |
| Infraorder: | Brachyura |
| Family: | Aethridae |
| Genus: | Hepatus Latreille, 1802 |
| Type species | |
| Calappa angustata Fabricius, 1798 | |
Both H. chiliensis and H. lineatus are also known as fossils.[2] The other fossil species include:[3]
- Hepatus bottomsi Blow, 2003
- Hepatus lineatus Rathbun, 1898
- Hepatus nodosus Collins & Morris, 1976
- Hepatus praecox Collins et al., 1996
- Hepatus spinimarginatus Feldmann et al., 2005
References
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