Porcellana is a genus of decapod crustaceans in the widespread family Porcellanidae, the porcelain crabs, which superficially resemble true crabs. The genus Porcellana includes the following species:[1]
- Porcellana africana Chace, 1956
- Porcellana cancrisocialis Glassell, 1936
- Porcellana caparti Chace, 1956
- Porcellana corbicola Haig, 1960
- Porcellana curvifrons Yang & Sun, 1990
- Porcellana elegans Chace, 1956
- Porcellana foresti Chace, 1956
- Porcellana habei Miyake, 1961
- Porcellana hancocki Glassell, 1938
- Porcellana lillyae Lemaitre & Campos, 2000
- Porcellana paguriconviva Glassell, 1936
- Porcellana persica Haig, 1966
- Porcellana platycheles (Pennant, 1777)
- Porcellana pulchra Stimpson, 1858
- Porcellana sayana (Leach, 1820)
- Porcellana sigsbeiana A. Milne-Edwards, 1880
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Malacostraca |
| Order: | Decapoda |
| Suborder: | Pleocyemata |
| Infraorder: | Anomura |
| Family: | Porcellanidae |
| Genus: | Porcellana Lamarck, 1801 |
References
edit- ^ Masayuki Osawa & Michael Türkay (2011). "Porcellana Lamarck, 1801". World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved July 28, 2011.
External links
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