Belliidae is a family of crabs of the order Decapoda.
Belliidae | |
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Bellia picta | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Malacostraca |
Order: | Decapoda |
Suborder: | Pleocyemata |
Infraorder: | Brachyura |
Subsection: | Heterotremata |
Superfamily: | Bellioidea Dana, 1852 |
Family: | Belliidae Dana, 1852 |
Genera | |
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They respond to predators by hyper-extending all of its limbs and remain in this position for varied amounts of time (Hazlett).
Seven species belong to the family Belliidae :[1]
Hazlett, B. A., & Mclay, C. L. (2005). Anti-predator responses of the intertidal crab Heterozius rotundifrons (Brachyura: Belliidae) in air and water. Marine & Freshwater Behaviour & Physiology, 38(2), 95–103. doi:10.1080/10236240500078339.