Porcellana Explained

Porcellana is a genus of decapod crustaceans in the widespread family Porcellanidae, the porcelain crabs, which superficially resemble true crabs. The genus Porcellana includes the following species:^[1]

• Porcellana africana Chace, 1956
• Porcellana cancrisocialis Glassell, 1936
• Porcellana caparti Chace, 1956
• Porcellana corbicola Haig, 1960
• Porcellana curvifrons Yang & Sun, 1990
• Porcellana elegans Chace, 1956
• Porcellana foresti Chace, 1956
• Porcellana habei Miyake, 1961
• Porcellana hancocki Glassell, 1938
• Porcellana lillyae Lemaitre & Campos, 2000
• Porcellana paguriconviva Glassell, 1936
• Porcellana persica Haig, 1966
• Porcellana platycheles (Pennant, 1777)
• Porcellana pulchra Stimpson, 1858
• Porcellana sayana (Leach, 1820)
• Porcellana sigsbeiana A. Milne-Edwards, 1880

Notes and References

1. Web site: Masayuki Osawa & Michael Türkay . 2011 . Porcellana Lamarck, 1801 . . July 28, 2011.