Florent's Guide To The

Tropical Pacific Reefs

Olive Purse Crab
Seulocia pubescens
Olive Purse Crab
Also known as: Peeble Crab
Category: Purse Crabs
Scientific Name: Seulocia pubescens
Synonyms: Leucosia pubescens
Size: Up to 1 in. (2.5 cm)  
Depth: 10-40 ft. (3-12 m)
Distribution: West Pacific, Australia
Arthropoda (Phylum)
└Crustacea (Subphylum)
 └Multicrustacea (Superclass)
  └Malacostraca (Class)
   └Eumalacostraca (Subclass)
    └Eucarida (Superorder)
     └Decapoda (Order)
      └Pleocyemata (Suborder)
       └Brachyura (Infraorder)
        └Leucosioidea (Superfamily)
         └Leucosiidae (Family)
          └Seulocia (Genus)
           └S. pubescens (Species)

Crustaceans
Purse Crabs

Olive Purse Crab

Four Ring Purse Crab



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