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Petrolisthes

Petrolisthes
Petrolisthes elongatus (New Zealand half crab).JPG
New Zealand half crab, P. elongatus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Crustacea
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Decapoda
Infraorder: Anomura
Family: Porcellanidae
Genus: Petrolisthes
Stimpson, 1858
Type species
Porcellana violacea
Guérin, 1829 

Petrolisthes is a genus of marine porcelain crabs, containing these extant species:



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