Randallia ornata Purple Globe Crab, Globose Sand Crab

Randallia ornata is commonly referred to as Purple Globe Crab, Globose Sand Crab. Difficulty in the aquarium: There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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lexID:

11773 

AphiaID:

441333 

Scientific:

Randallia ornata 

German:

Violette Kugelkrabbe 

English:

Purple Globe Crab, Globose Sand Crab 

Category:

Krabbor 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Arthropoda (Phylum) > Malacostraca (Class) > Decapoda (Order) > Leucosiidae (Family) > Randallia (Genus) > ornata (Species) 

Initial determination:

(Randall, ), 1840 

Occurrence:

Eastern Pacific Ocean, Gulf of California, Mexico (East Pacific), USA 

Sea depth:

0 - 21 Meter 

Size:

up to 1.97" (5 cm) 

Food:

Detritus, Invertebrates, Predatory 

Difficulty:

There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully 

Offspring:

None 

Toxicity:

Toxic hazard unknown 

CITES:

Not evaluated 

Red List:

Not evaluated (NE) 

Related species at
Catalog of Life:

• Randallia agaricias
• Randallia americana
• Randallia bulligera
• Randallia curacaoensis
• Randallia gilberti
• Randallia granulata
• Randallia laevis
• Randallia minuta
• 
  Randallia ornata
  Violette Kugelkrabbe

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2018-11-04 19:39:07 

Last edit:

2018-11-04 19:39:07 

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