Heterozius rotundifrons A.Milne-Edwards, 1867 is a animal in the Heteroziidae family, order Decapoda, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Heterozius rotundifrons A.Milne-Edwards, 1867

Heterozius rotundifrons A.Milne-Edwards, 1867

The big hand crab Heterozius rotundifrons is a Belliidae crab endemic to New Zealand, reaching up to 25 mm wide.

Family
Heteroziidae
Genus
Heterozius
Order
Decapoda
Class
Malacostraca

About Heterozius rotundifrons A.Milne-Edwards, 1867

Heterozius rotundifrons, commonly known as the big hand crab, is a species of crab in the family Belliidae. It is endemic to New Zealand, and individuals of this species can reach a maximum carapace width of 25 millimetres, equal to 1 inch.

Photo: (c) Lisa Bennett, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Lisa Bennett · cc-by

Taxonomy

Animalia › Arthropoda › Malacostraca › Decapoda › Heteroziidae › Heterozius

Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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