Lissoporcellana spinuligera
- Usual depth2–53 m
- Water temperature20–29 °C
- Best monthsNovember
- How commonRare
Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 0 records
- February: 6 records
- March: 2 records
- April: 1 records
- May: 1 records
- June: 1 records
- July: 0 records
- August: 3 records
- September: 0 records
- October: 0 records
- November: 30 records
- December: 0 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 2–53 m · Deepest record: 53 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 20–29 °C
Names and classification
Names in 2 more languages
- Japanese
- トゲネジレカニダマシ
- Simplified Chinese
- 刺額光滑瓷蟹
Other scientific names: Porcellana armata, Porcellana latifrons, Porcellana spinuligera
Similar species
- Four-lobed Porcelain Crab
Lissoporcellana quadrilobata
Sources and credits
Names and taxonomy: WoRMS (CC BY 4.0) and the GBIF Backbone (CC BY 4.0). Photos: iNaturalist observers, each under the licence shown (CC0, CC BY or CC BY-SA).
- Depth, temperature, months and maps: records from OBIS and GBIF under CC0 or CC BY.
- Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
- 233 open-data records from 1908 to 2012.
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