Blue Heron Bridge, Florida
Blue Heron Bridge, Florida
Tortuga Box Crab
Calappula tortugae
Tortuga Box Crab
Also known as: Nodose Box Crab
Category: Box Crabs
Scientific Name: Calappula tortugae
Synonyms: Calappa tortugae
Size: Up to 2 in. (2 cm)
Depth: 20-700 ft. (6-200 m)
Distribution: Florida, E. Caribbean, Gulf of America
Arthropoda (Phylum)
└Crustacea (Subphylum)
└Malacostraca (Class)
└Eumalacostraca (Subclass)
└Decapoda (Order)
└Pleocyemata (Suborder)
└Brachyura (Infraorder)
└Calappidae (Family)
└Calappula (Genus)
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