Ovalipidae Explained

Ovalipidae is a family of sand crabs in the order Decapoda. There are at least 3 genera and more than 20 described species in Ovalipidae. These were formerly members of the family Portunidae

Genera

These three genera belong to the family Ovalipidae:

• Echinolatus Davie & Crosnier, 2006
• Nectocarcinus A.Milne-Edwards, 1860
• Ovalipes Rathbun, 1898

Further reading

• Annotated checklist of decapod crustaceans of Atlantic coastal and continental shelf waters of the United States. 2003. Nizinski . Martha S.. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington. 116. 1. 96–157. 0006-324X.
• Phylogenetic systematics of the reptantian Decapoda (Crustacea, Malacostraca). 1995. Scholtz . Gerhard. Richter . Stefan. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. 113. 3. 289–328. 10.1111/j.1096-3642.1995.tb00936.x.
• Book: A History of Crustacea: Recent Malacostraca. 1893. Stebbing . Thomas Roscoe Rede. D. Appleton.