Randallia ornata (Randall, 1840) is a animal in the Leucosiidae family, order Decapoda, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Randallia ornata (Randall, 1840)

Randallia ornata (Randall, 1840)

Randallia ornata (globose sand crab / purple globe crab) is a true crab of Leucosiidae found in the East Pacific.

Family
Genus
Randallia
Order
Decapoda
Class
Malacostraca

About Randallia ornata (Randall, 1840)

Randallia ornata, commonly called the globose sand crab or purple globe crab, is a species of true crab that belongs to the family Leucosiidae. This species is found in the East Pacific.

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Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Malacostraca Decapoda Leucosiidae Randallia

More from Leucosiidae

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

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