General Description
Carapace circular with the front extended on a short neck. Triangular spine on rear of carapace. Up to 2 cm wide (carapace).
Biology
Smooth Nut Crabs mainly live on submerged mudflat areas, but they sometimes find shelter on intertidal rocky shores and in water hundreds of meters deep.
Distribution
Southern Australia.
Habitat
Subtidal mudflats, intertidal rocky shore, to depths over 500 m.
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Brief Id
Triangular spine on rear, circular body.
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Colours
White, Grey
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Diet
Carnivore
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Diet Categories
Animal matter
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Endemicity
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Commercial
No
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Conservation Statuses
CITES: Not listed, FFG Threatened List: Not listed, EPBC Act 1999: Not listed, IUCN Red List: Not listed
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Depths
Deep ( > 30 m)
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Water Column Locations
On or near seafloor
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Taxon Name
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Scientific Author
Miers, 1886
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Common Name
Smooth Nut Crab
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