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Portunites
incerta
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Superfamily |
Family |
Subfamily |
Genus |
Species |
Treatise |
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PORTUNOIDEA Rafinesque 1815 |
PORTUNIDAE Rafinesque, 1815 |
CARCININAE Macleay, 1838 |
Portunites Bell, 1858 |
Portunites incerta Bell, 1858 |
R513 Fig 321,1 |
| A
not uncommon little crab, but is rarely found complete and is usually
found deep inside very dense nodules which are almost impossible to
prepare. |
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Carapace
only
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A nicely
preserved specimen with one claw
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A slightly
beach worn specimen with one claw showing
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As found
on the beach showing typical impact damage due to wave action
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