Polybius vernalis

Polybius vernalis
Image of Liocarcinus vernalis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Decapoda
Suborder: Pleocyemata
Infraorder: Brachyura
Family: Polybiidae
Genus: Polybius
Species:
P. vernalis
Binomial name
Polybius vernalis
(Risso, 1816) 
Synonyms 
  • Macropipus vernalis (Risso, 1827)
  • Polybius vernalis (Risso, 1827)
  • Portunus barbarus Lucas, 1846
  • Portunus dubius Rathke, 1837
  • Portunus valentieni Cocco, 1833
  • Portunus vernalis Risso, 1816

Polybius vernalis, the grey swimming crab, is a small, shallow-water crab in the family Portunidae. P. vernalis is a strictly Mediterranean species.

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