Leucosia anatum Herbst 1783 (crab)

Malacostraca - Decapoda - Leucosiidae

Alternative combination: Cancer anatum

Full reference: J. F. W. Herbst. 1783. Versuch einer Naturgeschichte der Krabben und Krebse nebst einer systematischen Beschreibung ihrer verschiedenen Arten, Erster Band, Hefte 2-5 87-182

Belongs to Leucosia according to C. E. Schweitzer et al. 2010

See also Herbst 1783

Sister taxa: Leucosia calcarata, Leucosia craniolaris, Leucosia longiangulata, Leucosia martini, Leucosia ovalata, Leucosia perlata, Leucosia persica, Leucosia pubescens, Leucosia serenei, Leucosia subrhomboidalis, Leucosia subrhomboidea, Leucosia taiwanica, Leucosia takamii, Leucosia tricarinata, Leucosia tutongensis

Ecology: semi-infaunal carnivore

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Leucosia anatum in the database

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