Peloeus Eydoux and Souleyet 1842 (crab)

Malacostraca - Decapoda - Platyxanthidae

Alternative spelling: Pelaeus

Parent taxon: Platyxanthidae according to C. E. Schweitzer et al. 2010

See also Karasawa and Schweitzer 2006 and Schweitzer 2005

Sister taxa: Homolaspis, Platyxanthus

Subtaxa: Pelaeus chauvinii

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Ecology: epifaunal carnivore

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Peloeus in the database

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