Bellia

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Bellia

Genus of crabs

For the turtle genus, see Siebenrockiella. For Roman women named Bellia, see Bellia gens.

Bellia picta is a species of crab that lives around the coasts of South America, and the only species in the genus Bellia.[1] On the Atlantic coast, it is found in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, while on the Pacific coast, it is found off Peru and Chile.[2] It probably lives in burrows and is a filter feeder.[3]

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References

  1. [1]
    Peter K. L. Ng; Danièle Guinot & Peter J. F. Davie (2008). "Systema Brachyurorum: Part I. An annotated checklist of extant Brachyuran crabs of the world" (PDF). Raffles Bulletin of Zoology. 17: 1–286. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-06-06.
  2. [2]
    D. Boltovskoy (ed.). "Bellia picta". Zooplankton of the South Atlantic Ocean. Marine Species Identification Portal. Retrieved February 3, 2010.
  3. [3]
    Paulo S. Young, ed. (1998). "Malacostraca - Eucarida. Brachyura. Pseudothelphusidae and Trichodactylidae". Catalogue of Crustacea of Brazil (Catálogo de Crustáceos do Brasil). Rio de Janeiro: Museu Nacional. p. 471. ISBN 85-7427-001-6. Archived from the original on 2009-06-08. Retrieved 2010-02-03.
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