Florent's Guide To The

Tropical 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) Arthropods
└Crustacea (Subphylum) Crustaceans
 └Multicrustacea (Superclass) Typical Crustaceans
  └Malacostraca (Class) Malacostracans
   └Eumalacostraca (Subclass) Decapods, Isopods, and Allies
    └Eucarida (Superorder)
     └Decapoda (Order) Decapods
      └Pleocyemata (Suborder)
       └Brachyura (Infraorder) True Crabs
        └Leucosioidea (Superfamily)
         └Leucosiidae (Family) Purse Crabs
          └Seulocia (Genus)
           └S. pubescens (Species)
WoRMS ID: 441397🔗
iNaturalist ID: 368271🔗

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